"The matter of what was needed was, to us, rather plainer. A village sacked, a castle burned, and so must be defended or answered." Harry's not good at purely intellectual debate: his volume is starting to rise a bit. "They were not battles could be planned in a tavern-- and the debate 'mongst the commanders oft caused delay and strife enough, I cannot think how 'twould be to add the voice of every foot soldier, who know nor the land nor the ways of the enemy."