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"Argh... stupid.. Grah.." Ejskoia just so happened to be close to the tall grass at that time. She was sitting on the ground and fiddling with a bow. Or trying to. The string had snapped so she was attempting to replace it but the task took a lot of work and muscle. Something she was still working on. The blonde lacked the muscle needed to manipulate the strong bow arms without leverage.

To say she was frustrated was an understatement. A large huff left her as she stared at the bow in her hand. "Stubborn thing.." If she'd been standing she likely would have her hands on her hips in mild disappointment.

The sudden sound of someone's voice made her jump. Ejskoia gasped and turned her head to look at who had spoken to her, at the same time one hand went to her chest where her heart was. "Oh wicked tornadoes, you startled me." She chuckled at her own reaction then looked at the bow she had. A look of frustration returned and she took a deep breath.

"Help would be nice. I need to re-string this thing but it's not being all that bendable." Ejskoia wasn't sure she could manage on her own. She'd always loved the bow but that was when she was little and had the itty bitty bow for kids. It was a softer wood and bent more easily. The adult bows, longer and more sturdy, weren't as easy. "I was trying to prove to my brothers that I could work the bow." She stated aloud. What would her brothers think now?

She chuckled a bit more and shook her head. "It's fine. I wasn't paying attention. Good thing you weren't a wild beast." Ejskoia could have been injured then. Or worse.

She heard the bit about practice and moved her eyes back down to the bow before she nodded her head. "That is true, it's just frustrating until then." She had no doubt with some practice she could get the task done and done right. But right now she just wanted to throw the thing. At being asked what she wanted the girl to do she looked back up at her and smiled. "Could you help me bend the bow so I can loop the string around properly?" There was a notch at the end of the bow made just for the string, she just needed to reach it.

"Well that is a relief." Ejskoia agreed.

When the girl told her she'd never handled a bow before she nodded her head. It was understandable. Not many girls her age had. Ejskoia only had the pleasure because she managed to steal one from her older brothers. "That's alright, they're not too complicated. They just take some muscle that I don't quite have." When asked how to bend it she re-positioned herself and the bow so that Meadowlyn could help out.

She pointed to the center of the bow. "Hold it here with one hand." Her hand moved up to point closer to the tip but not quite there. "And right here with the other then just add a little bit of weight to bend it." She grabbed it in those exact spots and bent the bow to show what she meant. Ejskoia made sure to bend the weapon in the natural curve it had. "I can bend it so long as I have both hands on it but once I let go to grab the string.." She did just that to show what she meant. When one hand came away the bow bounced back to the firm position it was in before. "I lose the bend."