Gilda felt the weight of the crossbow as she carried it. Taken from the dead Wind Knight, she had needed a few moments to reacquaint herself with it, as she hadn’t used one since her training back in the Gauntlet. Taking hold of the notching rod, she pulled it back experimentally. The internal mechanism took care of the rest, pulling the heavy string back more than a quarter of a full notch. Pushing the rod back to its initial position, Gilda then squeezed the trigger to release the taut cord.