He missed, but the arrow notched into the tree barely two inches above the target by far the closest the young man had come.

Bowmen stood ready, arrows notched, but the expected charge did not come.

On either side his men waited, bows ready and arrows notched,.

The dead guards stood with weapons raised, arrows notched, swords drawn, but they did not attack.

Breck stood at the edge of the clearing, a second arrow already notched in his bow.

The others turned sharply, but I had dropped down, another arrow notched and ready.

He gripped the bow in his right hand, an arrow notched and ready to loose.

As if hearing his words, the Reaper turned, his arrow notched.

Where the head should be, the winged Cupid flew instead, an arrow notched to his bow.

Mace was in the lead, an arrow notched to his bow.