The Compact prohibits any weapon "beyond the arms' reach of the one who uses it." So, are arrows lawful? Varzil may not like it, but Tayksa n'ha Elayna thinks this is a valid question. And he needs her help; someone is trying to kill him.

_{First published in the anthology “Renunciates of Darkover”. Also available digitally as standalone short story.}
First published March 1991