"Only magical," she answers. "If I were stronger, I might manage both. And it might be good for you to learn, but it requires more concentration than you'll likely be able to manage, in a fight. Good for piercing static defenses, though, that aren't being concentrated on."<br/><br/>She frowns a little. "That might work... but it would also mean you'd have to face him near this town, at night, in a place where he can maneuver in the open. I suspect, with all of us, we might be able to hold him, though I suspect his first instinct will be to flee, and return to surprise us, if he can."<br/><br/>The last attack had occurred the night before they'd arrived, and had been happening about once every four or five days, so they would be due for one sooner rather than later.