[It's not really that he was startled more so than it is the fact that women are treated with respect on Berk due to being warriors and it feels like he just broke a huge taboo, but that he pretty much smoothly sailed out of there.

Yep. Nailed it.]

Ah, well, I've never...actually been to school before. I mean we had classes back home but we didn't have an...establishment this big. [Yep.] I guess I'm a bit confused.