Apprentice
gender: Female
status: offline
Race: Fairy changeling
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Clan/Family: McArther
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Post by magdalena on Aug 7, 2018 1:17:24 GMT -8
Maggie took one last look at herself. She met her two subordinates today . Too say the least she was nervous. People and her never got along.
Her mother had given her very good advice. Just act as if the Queen General was watching over her all the time. And so she would.
She took a drink of water smoothed out any wrinkles and then went out in professional form. They were both archers too. Which pleased her . Of course they were.
After the Initial and proper greetings she wanted tonsee what there aim was like . Maggie completely belived in leading by example just as she was taught. Just as all those in rank above her did.
There were several different types of archery. Maggie wanted to make sure she and her two could work together professionally, Personally, to become so close they could read each other by body language alone.
They also needed to be adept in working in large platoons as well. Because sometime that was needed.
She had never been in any battles but she had battled, one on one. She also understood now more then ever the significance of drills and doing the same thing over and over.
There was an awkward moment for moment or two where Maggie was thinking to herself and she was staring at her partners as she was staring at them, trying to decide what to do next.
Maggie was scout she was also working on archery in motion. Archers could turn the tides if battle. A platoon of well trained archers could fall back a charge and make it easier for the fighters to get in there and do their jobs.
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Apprentice
gender: Female
status: offline
Race: Fairy changeling
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Clan/Family: McArther
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Post by magdalena on Aug 7, 2018 15:33:10 GMT -8
Archery took a lot of training .there several different types of archery
There were those who used the crossbow this required very little training . But the arrows we're slow to load and execute. Only 2 to 3 bolts per minute
Any untrained soilder could learn to load and execute a crossbow. The could be preloaded and carried into battle feild. Where as a bow and arrow could not.
A good crossbow men could kill an armoured knight from 300 to 400 yards.
The long bow and the recurve bow shot arrows much faster and required more training. And a skilled archer could 12 to 15 bows per minute with a range of around 275 yards.
Maggie because of her speed and constant training could release 15 to 20 arrows per minute.she practiced daily and continuously for hours and with both hands .
Both archers if kept stationary, would use a wall sheild. That was talk and broad enough to stand up on it's own. Maggie had been trained in this type of archery and she did not discount it.
What she preferred was to be right there in the middle . To be able hit her targets one two and three. She wanted to train with archers that rode horse back as well. She wanted to be able to kill an enemy from hind the sheild as well as to his face .
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Apprentice
gender: Female
status: offline
Race: Fairy changeling
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Clan/Family: McArther
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Post by magdalena on Aug 7, 2018 17:05:30 GMT -8
After a while of just staring into space thinking about the things she could do with arrows and the kind of chaos on a battle feild she could cause. One of her two cleared his throat .
One of her superiors also patted her shoulder lightly " everything okay sergeant " this made her snap out of her daze for a moment.
" Oh yes everything is fine. I was just thinking about the glories of future battles "
Her Superior let out a small chuckle " well don't count your glories before you have had them hmm " Maggie simply nodded and the saluted him as he walked away.
The looked back to her two " right ..let's practice on speed and strength. After all the stronger and the faster the arrow the more deadly we are "
She took them to the butts. And she showed them what she could do. First . And then she worked with them together . She would require of them no more then she could do her self. Maggie pushed herself constantly challenged herself.
There was no fun in staying in the same place .
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Apprentice
gender: Female
status: offline
Race: Fairy changeling
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Clan/Family: McArther
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Post by magdalena on Aug 7, 2018 17:38:40 GMT -8
Maggie would spend ever spare moment she had practising her archery. Participating in drills. She kept up on her swordsman ship she kept up on her blocking as well.
She knew she could not be an expert in everything. But she become mastered in a few things and be well studied in all things.
When she wasn't on duty. She would practice her gitturn. And we'll once a twice a week she would go out with fellow men. And sometimes she would bond with them over the fires. While she sang rowdy songs and before bed she would sing soft songs
She used this time to use her influence as a bard to effect emtions . She would. Not feed off then however.
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