Mallory tucked the map into her belt pouch. “We’ll be back as soon as we can.” She took a step away before turning back to the hunter. “You said their skin is tough and they have vulnerable places.”
The hunter nodded. “You’ll only do a quarter of the normal damage if you hit them anywhere but under the limbs.” He pointed to his armpit. “Right in close there. That’ll give you fifty percent of your weapon’s damage.”
“What about spells? Are there any they’re weak to?” Mallory asked.
Again the hunter nodded. “Poison. It’s the only spell that’ll do full damage against them.”
“Thank you,” Mallory said, smiling when he nodded. “We’ll be back as soon as we can.”
It didn’t take them long to collect Augusta, and the ride to the farm was quiet. Mallory was relieved to find Brodie and Callum ther
