She studied him right back, but obligingly fell into step with him, short legs working to match his larger stride. the looks he would get for having a girl half his size with him wouldn't be hostile, and wouldn't last long given just how physically intimidating he was, but there would certainly be quite a few. She shrugged, opting to keep her response short and simple. "That's about what I figured out in the Academy." A bit of that stray cat smugness had returned, if ever so briefly at the memory of brutally working her way to the top of the rankings.