Sinew reinforced recurve bows are very powerful weapons, but advanced as they are they can't match the range and power of gunpowder. Ionae lay on the ground towards the rear of the force of transports, peering down the sights of her rifle. Every couple of seconds, she would fire, and more often than not one of the Mongols would cry and tumble from his horse. Sometimes the horse itself would fall, pinning the rider to the ground, Ionae made no distinction.

She wasn't the best shot in the world by any stretch of the imagination, but the gun felt almost like it was working WITH her to help hit targets. No doubt the effect of whatever strange things the Initiative did to it.