Since the question was very sudden, and seemingly random, Qa'habi hesitated for a few moments as he looked to Tzirret strangely. "Um, bows? This one cannot teach you how to shoot them on the ship, but if you just want to learn about the bow itself...he supposes he can. It would give Qa'habi something to do. Were you wanting to learn archery or something? It is a lot different from fighting with a spear. Qa'habi just needs to go get his bow."

Given Ma'tanza's experience with such things, she could identify awkward excuses such as Tzirret's in a heartbeat, but in this case, she couldn't imagine what he was making an excuse for. She could not recall anything happening that usually provoked those kinds of excuses. Eventually, she began to wonder if Tzirret legitimately just wanted to learn about bows. The way he had asked had been awkward, but Tzirret did have a tendency to act awkwardly from time to time.