Maxine
"Armor is armor, natural or not. You'd be surprised on how thick the hides of some beasts are. Or shells."

*Livio could appreciate the use of stone weaponry; he had always admired those who created their own weapons. But modern inventions were simply too good to pass up, unless it directly contradicted one's method of fighting.*

"Well, yes. But not in the craftsmanship way, as you could see. I never truly got down the task; I attempted a couple times during scouting missions, but could never get it right. It was the making of the bolt heads that got me. Magic is truly convenient, in more ways than one."

"Not limitless in an actual sense, just in a practical sense. I'm not going to need 50 bolts for a single mission. Hell, most times I don't go over 15. Most. Some beasts are tougher. Takes concentration, but I haven't really tried it doing it as many times as I could. Often I have other spells to cast as well, just in case."

*Livio dispersed the weapons and ammo, not needing it at the moment. It was also good for target practice, having a vast amount of ammunition.*

"Of course, the darter has it's own, smaller ammunition."
Philip
"...If I hit them enough times, they tend to break either way." Sonja remarked about the natural armor. She had meant hit with her crossbow, but seeing how large she was, one could easily imagine punches would probably do the trick too.

"Bolts are bolts, Magic or otherwise." She concluded, hearing about how Livio had come to rely on the magic over physical craftsmanship. In the end, the net result was the same. More arrows.

"Impressive... It may be good to find your limit though, just to be certain of it. Never know what might go wrong." Sonja advised. Though, seeing how he didn't usually go over 15 bolts, she certainly understood if something like that wasn't a major priority.

The Ursinoid paused for a moment, hesitating. It seemed like a rather silly suggestion, having heard Livio discuss the practicalities of his magic. "If you wanted... I could help you perfect your bolt crafting skills? Maybe it would help your magic?" Sonja shrugged. She wouldn't pretend to know how all of that worked.
Maxine
"Fair. Some enemies you only get one chance though. And staying in one place for long periods of time firing is one way to get spotted after a while; eventually you gotta move."

*Livio nodded. Bolts were indeed bolt, and the crossbow itself was often more important.*

"I prefer to use the darter for emergencies. Causes people to bleed a lot more and makes everything messy; but it's more effective with a higher rate of fire, despite its close range."

*The mercenary raised an eyebrow, sitting up at the mention of bolt making.*

"I'd be open to that. Magic or not, it'd be nice to know. Who knows; maybe I spend all my magic on something else."
Philip
"Good point..." Sonja nodded slowly in agreement. Though, in the tight quarters of the cave, with the wall of Carlyn, Svine, and Bob out front, an enemy knowing her location hadn't been much of a problem yet. It might, however, prove more relevant if facing down some of those Upper Mentian noblemen. They were usually armed pretty well. With the exception of the last one. She'd gotten lucky there. Surely the rest of her targets would be on their guard now.

"Ah... The tiny glowy thingy you almost shot me with?" She nodded slowly, and managed a soft chuckle, her brown eyes turning towards the devise in question. High rate of fire and prolonged damage was certainly handy. However Sonja knew she didn't have the Mana capabilities for something of that nature. "It seems... Useful." The buff bear lady reluctantly admitted, though she had a preference for the heavy arbalest thing. Frankly, it looked like a normal sized crossbow in her hands.

Sonja paused a moment, as if it hadn't occurred to her that Livio could use his magic for other things. But she quickly realized that only made sense. She nodded in agreement, a small smile spreading across her pink lips. It had been quite awhile since Sonja had last taught someone to do something like this. "...Good. We'll need to start with gathering up some resources: wood, stone, and feathers. Shall we begin?"

With that, the larger woman lumbered towards the door, as if ready to get started right there and then. Of course, if Livio wasn't feeling up for it right now, she could probably be deterred. Sonja hadn't exactly asked whether this was something the ex-soldier wished to accomplished now or later.
Maxine
"Yeah, that thing."

*While Livio did use mana to charge his weapon, he knew of others that used their own physical energy in order to do so. Ah, the wonders of magitech; allowing even non-mages to utilize the power of the arcane. Alas, Sonja probably didn't know that.*

"Sure. Seems like a fun thing to do."

*Livio got up right away. It wasn't like he had anything better to do. In fact, he had always wanted to be able to make his own bolts. The mercenary followed Sonja to the door, lax and willing. He almost didn't seem like a soldier in the moment.*

"String too, I presume?"