Curteis he was, lowely, and servysable, And carf biforn his fader at the table. "  The squire is the nominally the knight's servant. He travels everywhere with the knight and does what is asked of him. Nonetheless he is also the Knight's son and represents, with the knight, the noble class, and the warrior class. Chaucer was familiar with both, having fought in the Hundred Years' War, and been active as a courtier and diplomat, and indeed having served as a squire. For a young man "as fresh as the month of May," the squire has quite extensive military experience. He has been on chevauchée with his father in Flanders, Artois and Picardy; a chevauchée was a fast, aggressive raiding campaign undertaken by mounted soldiers which could last anywhere from a month to two years. Chaucer notes that the squire has done good service for one so young ("born hym weel, as of so litel space"), in hope to "stonden in his lady grace" (win his lady's favour). In regards to being fashionable, the Squire is not only dressed in the finest clothes but also mounted on his horse rather well. "He was embroidered like a meadow bright" which (at the time) was a sign of highest class. In addition, his clothes are described in further detail in that "short was his gown, the sleeves were long and wide," which again was the fashion of the day. His clothes are in contrast to the Knight's which are stained by his armour. Even the Squire's horsemanship was fashionable: "He knew the way to sit a horse and ride." In addition, he had skills fashionable for a "courtlie" young man at the time: jousting, dancing, singing, writing and drawing. The young Squire is in love with love. Within the first couple of lines we are told that he is "A lovyere and a lusty bacheler", fighting only to "win his lady's grace." This amorous concept is taken further at the end of the Squire's description: "So hoote he lovede, that by nyghtertale He slepte namoore than dooth a nightangale." ("Nyghtertale" - the duration of night.) Donald Roy Howard describes him as "endearing in his earnest but unsuccessful attempt to match his father's accomplishments as a storyteller".