We leave for Orléans at dawn.
I feel assured
we will triumph
when we encounter
our enemy tomorrow.
No longer do any men
in my retinue swear,
gamble, or behave without valor.
They understand
we must be virtuous
if we are to be victorious.
Even though for the first time
I am surrounded entirely by men
all hours of day and night,
I never fear for my safety in the camp.
These men will protect me
as would my father.
They care for me
as does my mother.
I love them as my family,
and in some ways even more.