@pinkether
   âSomething tells me that you could have hit that mark with ease.â
   Call it a marksmanâs intuition. He could recognize skill if he tried. Being an adept archer means that he could recognize skill when he sees it. Target practice among those skilled with a bow is a mustâit is a skill that threatens to RUST in a moment of negligence.
   âWhy didnât you?â
Even though she was satisfied with her healing rod. She couldnât help but feel out of practice with her Archery skills. Her fingers were aching to shoot from her bow but for now sheâll do with this wooden one.
She drew a target on a tree trunk and sheâs been practicing all afternoon to give herself something to take her mind off things. She could feel her body charging up as she bends her arms backwards to shoot the bow. From her eyes, she could see the electronic guides to help her shoot the target, the small voice in her head, telling her when to shoot.
âTarget engaged.â
Her small fingers released from the bow and she watched the bow skin the side of the tree and fall into the grass. She missed her mark and she sighed. It was no use getting frustrated over it. Itâs been a long day, and maybe she could try tomorrow.
However, a voice called out from behind her. She turned around and noticed the older man stand in almost complete silence. His voice seemed to amplify and carry with the wind as he spoke to her. His face was stern, but it didnât scare her. It was a face full of wisdom and perhaps... pain.
He was right though, she could have shot it perfectly. There was no excuse, she was an extraordinary unit with so much capability to do anything. She even has a voice inside of her head telling her what to do.
But that was the problem, she wanted to do it with her own will. Not with some program telling her what to do all of the time. She tried to ignore it, but it was built within her so she canât really escape it.
She laughed nervously at the man in front of her and she bowed towards him in respect. âMy vision was blurry and Iâm probably tired! Please donât worry, Iâm quite fine.â The less humans who knew about what she was, the better it was for her to create true relationships.


















