Yasil had taken her bow from her shoulder when the next match had begun, stringing up the small composite bow and giving it a few testing plucks. She had her plan in mind already, thinking ahead was something her master had taught her to do well. Whatever was in that forest was the real test, and so far one girl had run back breathless, and the Tachikawan man looked upset. 

She stepped forward once the other man had finished, hardly giving him time to clear the space. There were corpses inside but she paid them little mind, simply looking to Silus for a moment. Here she was after wandering so long, finally among hunters and warriors. She'd felt the eyes on her, she wasn't much to look at, thin, none too tall and always hidden under a hood, a scarf, or a helmet. Now was her chance to prove herself, and yet...

It almost made her smile.

"A goblin, please, unarmed," 

There was a moment of hesitation, either by the beast master or the gate. But within a few moments, a goblin was waddling into the ring. It was short, its skin a sickly green like it hadn't eaten in weeks, and its eyes wandered off in different directions. Perhaps for a moment it managed to focus on her, but she stood so still and so quiet that before long its attention had moved to the ruckus that was the rest of the camp. For a moment it might have thought about scampering out and making an attempt at escaping back into the wilderness. But that was only for a moment.

Quick as the wind itself, Yasil's arm shot back, snatched an arrow from the quiver resting at her hip, knocked it against the string, and released. It was in the air for the entirety of a moment, maybe half, then it planted itself into the throat of the goblin with a hollow thunk. The little creature crumpled to the ground, gurgling, convulsing, but it was in its last moments of life. She strode over, yanked the arrow from its flesh, and then stomped its neck with her boot to finish the job. For a moment she looked down at it, the ugly little thing, and grimaced. Of course, it was meant to be easy, but even still, the potential. She hoped what came next would be worth the energy she'd conserved and the pride she'd sacrificed.

Spinning on her heel, she made her way out of the ring. She covered her quiver and shouldered her bow again, coming to a stop before Silus. Part of her couldn't quite look up to meet his eyes after her display, but she had confidence that after phase two, she'd be able to hold her head higher.

"To the forest, sir?"