"I see..." was all Torrential said as he lowered his hat back onto his head, a look of deep thought crossing his eyes as he physically looked down at the solder that had been kneeling in the mud before him. He didn't ask her to, nor did he ask her to stop for a moment as he thought...

Nodding his head as Snow Tail finished, he simply said "You can get up now. While normally I would not require the services of one in your line of work, recent events and plans have seen to it that your arrival is quite timely." Bending his knees a little, he knelt down so that his body was more level with the height of the smaller ponies, a professional look on his face as he requested "You might wish to hope on my back. Recent actions mean that it would be a fairly good idea to get out of Earthborn's turf for a time and the sooner we do this, the better for all concerned. I don't know how long you've been flying to catch up with us, so this would be a good time for you to get some rest."

Turning his gaze towards Star Dancer, he grinned a little as he asked "Feel free to hope on as well. When are you ever going to get the chance to say that a handsome alicorn took for you for a ride for a few hours." in a voice that was just that little bit [i]to[/i[ innocent to be innocent but not enough so that you could call him on it.