<div class="floatleft">(https://yt3.ggpht.com/a-/AAuE7mBViEXufNE3sOcr1sfm2PL7B4vFb6ocvHP9Cg=s240-mo-c-c0xffffffff-rj-k-no)</div>Vanessë had thought that she was shooting fairly respectably for someone who wasn't quite in practice.  Master Soveliss had not been drilling her on her archery, instead focusing her physical training on dance steps and swordplay.   She had scored one perfect bullseye, but perhaps the thrill of that had caused her to nearly miss the target entirely for her next shot.  She focused on her last shot, but was momentarily distracted as Erin had just split his previous bullseye with a second bullseye in his last shot.  She unleashed her own arrow:  close, but not close enough.  Comparing the targets, while she betrayed no expression on her face, she was mildly irritated that despite her shooting had been good, Erin's shooting was phenomenal.  Well, he did have the advantage of using a familiar weapon while she was merely borrowing one.<br/><br/>The long-range contest fared even more poorly for the elf maiden.  While it showed her talent, comparable with to many elven youths who were choosing to specialize in martial training, it was a disappointingly mediocre performance for herself; one arrow had missed the target entirely.  "You are quite skillful at the bow," she conceded.<br/><br/>For melee combat, Vanessë favored the shortsword or rapier.  Picking up a practice shortsword, she saw that Erin had picked up two.  Why not; she could give it a try also, she thought as she also took up a second weapon in her offhand.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Short range rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">15, 19, 25, 7, 20 = 86, 1 nat 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=131373)</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Long range rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">14, <del>20</del>, 8, 6, 8, <del>21</del>, 16, <del>24</del>, <del>19</del>, <del>21</del> = 52 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=131374)</div></div>