She doesn't voice the thought, but Wren can't help but internally agree that he certainly doesn't look like a fighter. His youth isn't so much a concern — there were at least a couple of Shepherds of comparable age during the Plegian war — but the lack of suitable equipment doesn't go unnoticed.

"Do you not have a weapon?"

She, by contrast, has multiple lances on her person, plus the magic tomes affixed to her belt. Between that and the ornate barding on her mount, there's no doubt this is a woman who's well prepared for combat.