Hanare

Hanare - In Kyudo, the Japanese art of archery, it refers to the moment immediately following the release of the arrow from a full draw.

This image comes from the final scene in "JoaP 12: Education" [link] .
The description was as follows:

"The length of the bow, at 5’5’’ almost seemed to dwarf her as she held it, the top stopped high over her head. And the 3’ arrows almost came up to her chest. As awkward as she looked wielding it, she continued to use it, and use it well she did. She was the most talented marksman out of all of us, and it bears repeating that there were MANY of us in that class. The only weapon she used unless otherwise instructed to, was that longbow. She hated gunpowder weapons because they were loud and heavy. She didn’t like the crossbow because she thought that was cheating. However, she did have fun with the sling… not that she was any good with it; the shot always flung behind her.

What I remember most about that particular experience, though, was not how funny she looked knocking back another arrow before she fired, or how amazingly accurate she was when the arrow hit her mark. No, what caught my attention most, was the way she looked right after she fired, her eyes fixated with intensity on her target, her hair gently pulled forward from the motion of the drawstring springing back to place, how she balanced slightly on one foot as she followed through, and the light glow she had to her from the sun rising behind her from my vantage point."

For Hope the move went well.

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