Girl of Flight [#TNTWillContest ]

There were a million reasons I should never have stepped towards that line.

I was a woman, and women did not wield weapons. I was fourteen years old, and every other participant towered over me, head-and-shoulders. Never mind experience---they had an advantage in draw weight alone.

But my name was called, I stepped to the line and I didn't think about any of that anymore. The only thing I could think was nock, draw, loose.

[Based on the true story of my first adult archery tournament at a renaissance faire.
A short story submission for "Will Against The Odds" #TNTWillContest]