"Where I come from, it costs a deal to outfit a knight. The destrier and the armor might cost more than a farmer ever sees in his life. Others -- well." He gestures down at the brigandine he wears, dark brown leather reinforced with metal plates. "This is what a Northman wears. Not the gorget." The neckpiece, long enough to cover the top of his chest, is the only piece of plate armor on him.

"Your Alliance Navy sounds a little like the Night's Watch, if the Night's Watch had the coin to fit out its rangers half so well."

For now, he does not address the commonality: he is also very good at killing.