Jake felt quite a bit better after avoiding a couple more arrows, and he even started shooting back. His life was in danger at every moment, and he had a couple of close shaves on account of the other archer being both faster and stronger than him. He was enjoying every moment of it.
They both dodged and weaved in between trees, firing arrows back and forth, neither finding any luck. Jake was absolutely fine with this stalemate, as he started to feel better and better, his high Vitality helping to heal his internal injuries.
Despite a healing potion's magical effect of restoring health points, it did not instantly fix the body. That was all up to the person's Vitality—a stat that Jake had no lack of due to his [Bloodline Patriarch] title.
As they shot at each other, they ended up slowly
