He tested his girth quickly and loosened his sword in its scabbard, and saw to his shield's strap, and then he moved out very slowly and deliberately toward the farther side of the open space, watching the tall knight as he went.
Zaldiaren zingila ongi ote zegoen agudo begiratu, ezpata laxatu zorro barruan, ezkutuaren uhalak estu zeudela egiaztatu, eta soiluneko beste muturrera joan zen, nahita oso mantso, zaldunaren ibilera aztertuz.