Chapter 480 - The Fog of Deception (4)

Above them, hidden in the black-leafed canopy, Astellian bowstrings thrummed a second time. Xena's arrow sang past her cheek; the feather tickled skin, but she'd long ago stopped blinking at that near-kiss. She tracked a lieutenant barking orders and released. The shaft vanished into the mist—half a breath later, the lieutenant jerked back as the arrow buried in his open mouth, his cry silenced. Xena's lips tightened in grim satisfaction, though her eyes stayed cold, already measuring the next target.