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Quote #10
This time when the attacker broke off, Rannulf kicked his horse into action, and I followed. It is a squire's duty to keep his knight fit in appearance as well as deed, so I tugged at Rannulf's chain mail where it hitched up behind, and wiped horse foam from his sleeve. (39.3)
Sounds silly that a knight would be worried about how he looks during battle, but that's the way it works. Part of Edmund's duties as squire is to make sure that Rannulf looks nice and neat on the battlefield. Sometimes these squires lose their lives fluffing up the capes of their masters.