Need shakes her head. "Not with this. You sling bullets, which are round or rounded. You skip flat stones."

"Mine didn't, but leather and wool resist fire. That thistle-haired boy didn't either. If you wanted to make sure you could get your clothes wet. Just don't let your head go under." She raises her heavy eyebrows. Has Hanako found out what happens when someone's ducked in the River here?