And Phil Kraz, upon seeing the huge and clearly extraordinary white owl, was startled at first and intended to turn around and leave. However, he quickly calmed down and muttered to himself:
"No, it doesn't seem to be a wizard?"
As an archer with excellent vision, just as he turned the corner, his gaze swiftly swept over the convoy where Mary and her companions were. He quickly disregarded the line of cavalry but the presence of the two women by the carriage caught his attention.
It was initially because they were young and beautiful, but now, seeing the giant white owl shimmering with a faint blue glow, this method of dealing with him, an archer, didn't seem very 'wizard-like'.
Simply put, an experienced wizard or wizard apprentice, upon seeing his large bow, would have a mature set of tactics for dealing with a ranged archer, like casting a slow curse or witchcraft involving mists, etc.
