greenjacketed: (♖ we who come up from the ranks)
major richard sharpe ([personal profile] greenjacketed) wrote in [personal profile] trinkett 2013-07-16 12:45 pm (UTC)

"And to great effect. Better'n I ever could. But bows and arrows don't maintain accuracy at a distance the way a rifle can."

Granted, he knew nothing of grand fancy modern bows versus his old Baker. "An' the wounds are different. An arrow to the gut is a blessing compared to a musket ball." It was a difference between slicing and blunt force trauma.

"Of course, arrows are damned near silent. That's a boon."

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