@JeremyECrawford Can a Beast Master Ranger's Companion act independently (cf. Mounted Combat rules) or does it sit bemused until commanded?

— Jon (@RunAGame) June 27, 2016

If you're present and not incapacitated, your beast companion awaits your command but uses its reaction freely. #DnD https://t.co/ZGDLnBoxqI

— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 21, 2016