Then she took the homemade feathered dart, inspecting the arrowhead of the damaged feathered dart tied to the head. At the tail, she used the knife tip to carve a shallow indentation just big enough to latch onto the spear thrower's hook.
This brand-new "weapon system" was completed, yet filled with uncertainty.
She walked to a relatively open area outside the shelter, continuing to use the previous snow mound as a target.
Taking a deep breath, she hooked the stick that served as a "javelin" at its tail onto the spear thrower, leaned back, and swung her arm forward fiercely!
"Whoosh—"
The javelin flew from her hand; the first attempt was far from perfect. Though its flight was still somewhat wobbly, the accuracy was significantly better than her bow and arrow, possibly because the thrower suited the homemade feathered dart's weighting.
