"The select rode upon The Bat itself; the rest, mostly initiates and prospective fodder, kept pace on the ground in a long caravan paralleling the flight of the creature. It flew no faster than a horse could walk, and its enormous wings flapped at an awesomely slow rate; no non-magical beast could have so stayed aloft."
I realize this doesn't mean The Bat can't be fast or agile. And that certainly would make for a Star Wars sort of assault. A fast Bat would be an even more awesome weapon than a slow one though so I don't think that's the case. Plus the slow, inexoriable approach of a slow-flying monstrosity makes for some lovely tension too. That's the sort of Bat that I vote for anyway.
Oliver
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