[[Moontitched, it's a term used to mean blinded by love, like that. xD]]
Turning around, he had almost forgotten about the soldiers, seeing how confused and anxious they were to leave. "One moment, please..." He murmured as he peeked back over at the maiden, walking over to them, using the cane for support. Using his free hand to salute them, he spoke. "Return to the Itchionian Dynasty, I will be fine." He said to them, and they all exchanged confused looks. "But Lord Xia, is that safe?" One of them asked, only to receive a nod and a look of impatience. The patrol nodded reluctantly and began to ride away, leaving just him and his horse Shen.
Patting the horse's muzzle to command it to stay, it snorted with agreement. He quickly turned back to return to the maiden, smiling once more.