As Ahnasha had hoped, their position was effective, particularly for herself and Caldris. The hunters had broken through the gate, but they were stepping into an even more dangerous fight. Caldris had plenty of arrows to work with, and Ahnasha's bound arrows were essentially limitless as long as her magicka did not dwindle to the extent that she could not maintain the spell. The attackers were passing only a few feet underneath them, and at such a close range, their bows were strikingly effective. In a normal fight, arrows lost some energy in flight before finding their target, but in this case, they were striking as hard as they possibly could, at ranges too close to miss. Their armor was not designed to take hits at this angle, nor at such strength. 

Seeing as the hunters had healers as well, Ahnasha aimed for lethal shots as much as possible, though even disabling shots could be devastating here. The gates were serving as a chokepoint, so wounded attackers would not be able to make it back to their healers nearly as easily. If they tried, they would be blocking their own reinforcements through the gates. 

Even after only a few moments of fighting, the number of casualties caused between Ahnasha and Caldris was potentially startling. As fast as they could nock their arrows, they could kill or disable an attacker. The fortifications were protecting them from behind, and they could not even attempt to defend against them without exposing themselves to Vera's frontline. Despite the front gate being breached, this was likely the best position they were going to have; not only in terms of inflicting enemy casualties, but in cutting down their morale. Ahnasha did not know what motivated the hunters to fight, perhaps devotion to Vile, or just the notion that lycans were beasts to be destroyed, but with the smoke gone, the attackers could see clearly what they were stepping into. They could see a shield wall of lycans holding off their frontline while arrows felled their allies left and right. She wondered how strong their devotion to the cause was, and how long they would have to hold before at least some of the hunters decided to flee. No matter the answer, Ahnasha continued to fire as fast as she possibly could. The  hunters were better equipped and trained than many of the defenders, but between her and Caldris, they might have enough of an impact to allow Vera's line to hold. If not, they could at least thin out their ranks.