[Please don't say that where Duke can hear you!]

That would be preferable. I have wards on my house, so no one enters without me knowing about it. It should be fine.

[Being in surprisingly good shape for a princess, Zelda breaks into a light jog once they hit the pavement instead of the forest ground. She's going slowly enough that she won't jostle Duke terribly, but she wants to get him indoors as quickly as possible.]