A person!

Your sword shears through the grass, and you're surprised to find it suddenly bouncing off something rigid! You step back, watching as a knight a little taller than you steps out of the grass, holding their shield before them and readying their blade. Just as you're done sizing your enemy up, they suddenly speak, their voice echoing in their helmet slightly. "Friend or Foe?" they ask rather bluntly, staying locked in their stance as if you were about to answer with a swing of your blade.

You give a light tilt of your head, you weren't expecting a feminine voice, and you lower your blade, showing yourself to be passive. The figure stands to their full height, looking all the more intimidating as your head barely reaches their shoulders. The Knight Looks down to you, looking you over and, deciding you're not much of a threat, simply continues walking past you, still seeming to keep her back guarded in case you might follow..

Speaking of which..