I see, so it's peaceful right now! That's good to hear. And good for you, too, right?

[He smiles at the horse, glad that she doesn't have to worry about doing anything dangerous right now! But that goes for her owner, too, of course.]

That sounds like it must be a lot of work, being a cavalry captain. I'm the housewarden of my dormitory back at school, so I know a little bit of what it's like to have a lot of people depending on you. I'm sure you have a lot less paperwork to worry about, though, aha ha.

[And plenty of other actually more important, serious things to worry about, but if it's peaceful now, let's not think about all that!]