ANST - To hit or not to hit Combat Archers

[Alexis]

Greetings Your Excellency,
	I have read your words and they seem to lead to but one conclusion: 
Armor is a good thing!  I also had the (mis)fortune of being in Her
Excellency Octavia's sites for most of the day, as well as being drilled
from a crossbow at minimum range (from my own teammate none the less!
Thank you Master Modius!)  The final result from all the attention, not
a mark!  If your seasoned frame needs some additional protection then
come over for an armor night sometime.

Sir Alexis

> My Lord-
> After getting hit on the unarmored upper arm with an arrow of Octavia's at
> Melees, I have been experiencing a most noble progression of colors. Saturday
> night or early Sunday morning (after I got home and showered) my wife
> proceeded to humiliate me by pointing out all of the hits I took at Melees and
> commenting on my age and ability as a fighter.
> One particular comment she made was that the points of Ansteorran spears must
> be getting very small to produce the 1 and !/2 inch welt on my arm. I informed
> her I was hit by an arrow, and all she could do was snicker for she knows my
> attitude toward archers.
> By Sunday night the welt had subsided, but left in its place a nice purple
> area all around where the the welt had been, leaving the center area a slight
> blush of red. By Monday night the purple had extended almost 3/4 of the way
> around my arm.  Now I am not a bleeder and don't bruise easily, but Octavia's
> arrow hurt like hell when it hit.  The marshal who saw the hit said everthing
> was kosher as far as range and poundage of the bow ( I complained that the
> arrow felt like as hit from a sword and that I have never had a an arrow hit
> that hard before, to the Marshal ). So- arrows do bruise the body especially
> in un-armored area. Which brings me to my next point.
>  After getting hit with Octavia's arrow, I was mad. Mad not about getting hit,
 
> Baron Bors of Lothian
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