Silly had to size up the jump, and as it was she nearly missed it. But she managed to haul herself up on the horse's back without braining Rowan with her longbow. She giggled rather crazily. "We're off to save Aery, then."
Ame gasped, looking at the stars. "Oh my gosh. I've heard of those. One of the other kids got hit with one of them during a fight with some nobles... We couldn't help him, although we tried... He wound up dying and we couldn't decide whether it was from blood loss or from infection. Either way he suffered for a long time... Would you really use those on someone, Ansel?"