In that moment's pause death fell upon them as arrow after arrow streaked to its mark.
The arrow streaked toward the fleeing girl, and though she was at the outermost edge of his range, he saw his aim would be good.
An arrow, fired from above, streaked past a torch and down into the mass of men below.
Harkle screamed again as the arrow streaked right past him.
Then arrows streaked from the forest.
Then Tinuva's arrow streaked in, hitting the rider's horse and the animal reared up, screaming with pain.
Another arrow streaked in, piercing the charging goblin's heart, but he continued forward for a dozen paces, almost reaching Dennis before collapsing.
He bent to pick up a doll with a painted wooden face, and an arrow streaked through where his chest had been.
Another arrow streaked away, and in its illumination Catti-brie saw a closer target, a goblin crouched right behind the mound she would soon pass.
They had been plinking at the Old Man, who stood like a gnarled tree defying a storm, laughing as arrows streaked around him.