When Ves presented his mounted wargear plan to Joshua and Ketis, they acquiesced quickly enough.
Who said that expert pilots couldn't be persuaded?
They might be stubborn about their own likes and the causes they fought for, but they could still be swayed in other matters!
After getting Venerable Joshua's buy-in, Ves already began to develop some ambitious plans for the mounted wargear loadouts that he had sketched out. The artillery, lancer and so-called meat suit loadouts were all big but not that terribly complex. This meant that he could delegate much of the crunch work to his assistants.
As Ves finalized the details of his proposal, he rose from his chair and left his workplace to visit his wife.
"Meow."
Mrow.
Blinky dematerialized and returned to Ves' mind while Lucky jumped off the desk and followed like a lost puppy.