Penelope made sure the string was tight enough around her arm before she took the bow. The last thing she wanted was for the bracer to move and let the string hit her already injured arm. She nodded to Crow, currently feeling a bit excited at the prospect of teaching him how to use a bow properly. She took the bow and faced towards the target she had made. The knight drew an arrow and loaded it into the bow. 

She drew the weapon, taking on the posture she had been taught as a knight, and pulled back the string to her chin as she aimed towards the ‘X’. Since she couldn’t hold the bow very long due to it’s weight, she released the arrow almost immediately after she aimed it. With a solid [i]thunk[/i], the arrow hit above the ‘X’ but slightly below the first line. Though it wasn’t quite a bullseye, Penelope was glad to see her skills with a bow held up well. The strain she felt in her muscles though was a reminder that she didn’t have the same stamina as the archers did. If she fire a couple more shots, her arms would be killing her. 

She was more happy to find out that the brace worked just fine. The impact of the string was reduced to a small thump thanks to the leather around her forearm. Penelope turned to Crow and smirked. “Well, I’m not an archer that’s for sure but I still hit my target.” She said with a small chuckle. “Alright, now you should take this.” She untied the bracer and moved to tie it onto Crow’s arm. Once that was in place, she handed him the bow once more. 

“Ok so first off, you’re going to want to turn yourself sideways to the target, feet apart so you’re balanced.” She instructed and demonstrated the stance for him. She turned back to him and guided his left hand to the shaft of the bow. “That hand here and you’ll use the other to pull back on the string. You’ll use this finger to rest the arrow on top of it.” She told him tapping his  left index finger. She looked up at him and smiled a little bit. “Keeping up ok?” She asked, knowing it was quite a bit of information to take in and they still had yet to even draw the bow.