Aiden took his time to carefully move around to the tree that the crossbowman was next to. He watched his step to makes sure to work around leaves and twigs as not to make noise. It was odd, he was automatically using his hunting techniques without even thinking about them. He waited for what seemed like an opportune moment and decided to make his move. Using surprise to his advantage he slammed into the bandit with a crossbow, shoving him to the ground. Aiden didn't dwell on the fact, instead, he immediately grabbed the crossbow, checked to see if the bolt was still seated, and took aim. He did not shoot however. It would be better if he could get them to surrender, lay down their arms and take them. He may not be able to shoot them all, but he could shoot one, and then have a chance at fighting the two with his earlier plan (trip/disable the second while feigning a retreat then fight the other one on one). He made it back around to the side of the road he and Serra where coming from. Keeping himself at a proper distance from the three bandits. "Drop your weapons!" Aiden shouted. Although he was dealing with people, in his mind, this had turned into a hunt. With his past encounters with bandits, he didn't see them as much more than animals anyway. To him, this wasn't as much a problem of fighting people, as it was just another dangerous hunt.