The question came out before I could stop it - and her farm weathered face creased with a certain amount of amusement. Her arms crossed as she looked me up and down once more.
"Protecting yourself from violence isn't the same as seeking to inflict it on others. The Rede says 'harm none', not 'let harm come to you'. Besides, I've got ladies to protect that feed many people's lives and no intention of wrestling werewolves barehanded if I can help it."
Her matter-of-fact tone made me realize it was a bit of a silly question. Even many of the mystics in my world carried staves that were certainly not tipped with cold-worked iron just to make them better at walking with.
> Yes, smashing at persistent fae. They seemed to find it highly unpleasant, but not really to the same degree that this werewolf body reacts to silver… or any of the other floral poisons hunters use. <
