Jim Chapin asked about my assertion that the Balazarings shun the bow. I
decided that IMG they don't use bows in favour of javelins because of their
conservative nature. Probably should have mentioned that in the
introduction to the story. The sentence could easily be modified to read:
"Pentan horseman and the figure was wielding a "composite bow". (A
weapon unlikely to be owned by a Balazaring).
Oliver D. Bernuetz
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