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Gwen made a snap decision. That guy had distracted the Rathalos enough for her to slip away. She would have loved to climb a tree and have a bit of a better vantage point to look around, but there was still the matter of the dragon. Dragons, she corrected herself miserably, a yet another green beast landed near them. She cursed silently, and took some more steps back to gain distance. The monster approached one of the men, and she was stuck over whether to distract the monster to save him - or at least try. This thing she wasn't too familiar with. Gotta get back into the studying junk, she thought as he fingers tightened on the arrow, drawing it back. This particular arrow had been dulled and was practically useless without a good sharpening. Perfect.
She released it, and winced directly afterwards. The arrow struck the line of muscle between the wing and chest, where the forearm should be. The dull tip didn't even penetrate it's flesh, it bounced off near the man's feet. But it did serve as a distraction. The dragon whirled around and raised it's wings, flexing it's talons as it looked around for it's attacker. This thing was fast.
Unfortunately,Gwen had not brought any of her usual tricks or fancy stuff with her. She had just come outside to check. She took a step to the side, already another arrow notched. The dragon wasn't approaching her, more confused. It couldn't quite pick a target yet. Gwen glanced back at the tranquilized beast. It was on the ground, barely struggling against the affects of the shot. It wouldn't be awake for more than two minutes. And by then, we might be dead. she thought grimly. Gwen wasn't sure whether to take another shot. Drawing it's attention would mean death, surely. But she couldn't let these guys die right there. She also doubted she could make a shot at this one's eye, it was keeping all of it's defenses up high.
"Where to shoot?!" she said loudly enough for one of them to hear. She didn't have a clue .. These guys obviously knew what they were doing. Hopefully.