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The role of the cavalry in all this was not clear, and it had remained a substantially independent force since the betrayal of its commander to the house of Temmu's foe, Lord Yamada. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 57, Sentence #72)

Lord Temmu had some two thousand warriors. As nearly as I could estimate the matter, from the outside, so to speak, the house of Temmu, altogether, could muster something in the neighborhood of thirty-five hundred men. This might, of course, be supplemented by deserters from the house of Yamada, new recruitings of Ashigaru from the northern villages, and, possibly, the pledges of hitherto uncommitted daimyos, and even, possibly, those of daimyos who, in the light of recent developments, might withdraw their support from the house of Yamada. The role of the cavalry in all this was not clear, and it had remained a substantially independent force since the betrayal of its commander to the house of Temmu's foe, Lord Yamada. I conjectured it might fly somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty tarns. It was difficult to know if one or more tarns might have been lost, or recaptured. Fifty tarns, of course, might provide invaluable intelligence, telling attacks at carefully selected points, and, equipped with flame vases, threaten any number of structures, even the palace of Lord Yamada itself, with relative impunity. - (Rebels of Gor)