[Which the Valkyrie does, judging its weight and balance with a critical eye. An archer as well as a swordswoman, she understands the basic principles well enough. It cannot fire the projectiles she is accustomed to, though, and thus is not of great use to her.]

Against a human foe I can understand that the shock and trauma inflicted by an impact would do harm greater than the simple wound of entry... but are they not inadequate against creatures that do not live? The undead, for example, do not have hearts to puncture or blood to spill -- they must be cut down, rendered immobile by force. Is not an ayakashi, as a spirit, much the same?