Maybe she can phrase it as alchemical, or something, and he'll be satisfied. No time for that now. Thistle snorts under her, pawing the ground with a forehoof, as Lashan gets a lucky arrow into a visor slit. The man might have lived if he didn't claw at his face and wrench the arrowhead back out of his flesh. His scream and flailing gets her more serious attention.
"Why did I think you would say that?" she asks, and does not give a useless order. Of course Guts thinks he can take a bear. He could be right, plainly the Fighter Herself left Her hand on him for long minutes when he first drew breath. Maybe she can make something of this. Lashan snorts, not taking her eyes off the enemy. "Your choice! Try not to die, my girl would be sad. I can take the humans. With this bow unless I'm tremendously lucky all I'll do to a bear is annoy it." Unless she uses magic, and if she has its attention that will be very difficult. Bears are fast. She is absolutely not going to take a shortsword to it.
Yes, yes, there's several men and they're in heavier armor. And Lashan's bow is relatively small, as it has to be to not be hopelessly unwieldy on horseback. It doesn't have the power and range of a really good longbow, to punch through plate from a distance. But it's also heavily curved, which gives it more power than a straight-limbed bow of this size, and was made with her not-entirely-faded strength in mind.
She abandons the boy to his stealthy approach and sends Thistle off at a canter, trying to circle the enemy and taking shots of opportunity. Between trying to manage the bear and their horses and keeping track of her, it will be a wonder if they can spare any attention for Guts.
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"Why did I think you would say that?" she asks, and does not give a useless order. Of course Guts thinks he can take a bear. He could be right, plainly the Fighter Herself left Her hand on him for long minutes when he first drew breath. Maybe she can make something of this. Lashan snorts, not taking her eyes off the enemy. "Your choice! Try not to die, my girl would be sad. I can take the humans. With this bow unless I'm tremendously lucky all I'll do to a bear is annoy it." Unless she uses magic, and if she has its attention that will be very difficult. Bears are fast. She is absolutely not going to take a shortsword to it.
Yes, yes, there's several men and they're in heavier armor. And Lashan's bow is relatively small, as it has to be to not be hopelessly unwieldy on horseback. It doesn't have the power and range of a really good longbow, to punch through plate from a distance. But it's also heavily curved, which gives it more power than a straight-limbed bow of this size, and was made with her not-entirely-faded strength in mind.
She abandons the boy to his stealthy approach and sends Thistle off at a canter, trying to circle the enemy and taking shots of opportunity. Between trying to manage the bear and their horses and keeping track of her, it will be a wonder if they can spare any attention for Guts.