SOME MINUTES later, the sentinels hammered metal stakes into the ground, while others rolled out straw targets and lifted them upright. A few drew white boundary lines across the field with chalk and within minutes, the empty space had become a proper archery ground. Khol’an watched quietly from his chair, while Vaelora stretched her arms, pretending to look relaxed even though excitement pumped through her veins. When the final target was set, one of the sentinels, Bran, lifted his hand. “Targets ready.” Vaelora stepped to her line, but quickly turned back to assist Khol'an, who was already wheeling forward to his own shooting point. She noticed how steady his hands were on the wheels, like a chore he had grown used to over the years. Just then, another sentinel brought two bows and two quivers, offering a pair to Vaelora, and the other to Khol’an. Vaelora wore her quiver at her back, and Khol'an simply dropped his on the ground beneath him. “First to hit five bull’
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