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Ithiel is by me!
Each weapon required different skills. Ithiel's skillset made the bow and other ranged weapons ideal, though he supposed he might have managed with a light melee weapon or even a sword. His preference, however, played a large part -- he liked the distance, and it worked quite well for his scouting abilities, as well. He needn't slink close to an enemy to dispatch them -- simply getting them within range of his bow was enough.
The dark man watched her leap and jump and nodded his approval, his bright red eyes flicking to the knife in her hand. Do you think you can slice me? Try, he urged, stepping toward her. He would not strike her, but he would avoid her blows. If he could not dance away from the strikes of a novice knife wielder, he did not deserve to walk away unscathed. So long as she avoided stabbing him and jamming the knife into his chest, a little slice wouldn't hurt him terribly, either. He already bore the wounds of the previous attack, after all.
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