Sonya made sure the clip was in place before taking aim. Truth be told, it felt like a part of her arm was missing before, now it felt complete: she wondered how it would feel once she had her hands on a rifle.

Lining her sight up, she shot a few rounds into the target. The first was a little off and she'd forgotten the feel of the recoil, but the send and thirds were closer to the target.

If the smile on her face was a front before, it was genuine now. "Lord, forgot how good it felt to shoot one of these. Really does feel like having your whole arm again."