A lack of technology and resources means less support and options to rely on, and therefore more resourcefulness and practical experience.

[So no real surprise someone from a low-technology world would be more competent, not to mention that Lance is not entirely convinced that Maketh's world--from what he's seen and heard from Maketh of how things seem to work there--is even slightly as efficient in producing useful soldiers as it thinks it is.

It's also very clear from her last comment that her and Henry are close, more so than just running the Guard together, although he's not sure about the nature of that closeness yet. Either way, though--]

I'm glad you have someone who you can trust here.