[Imladris]

I hate to be a pain, but I think there is some confusion here (I must not have been clear enough in my post)

First, Gorby's pony is shot and killed.

After that, Anson pulled Gorby behind him onto his pony.

Then Lira decideds to lead them to safety back towards Fornost. During this time, she is on Merkaliel and the two hobbits are on Anson's pony. As they are fleeing, she is watching their backs, killing as she goes of course....

Then Merkaliel is shot (I think the horse could possibly survive), Anson's pony is spooked, and Anson is winded near Lira. Gorby has disappeared. They were almost outside the circle when they fell...how far away that would be from Fornost I have no idea.

I'd assume that as the attack went on, the circle would grow smaller as the assailants converged upon the good guys, am I right? So Lira trying to get the hobbits to safety isn't so unreal is it even if they don't get to Fornost, right? There are plenty of places that the hobbits could lay low (the copse of trees, maybe a boulder, and whatnot). Or am I misunderstanding Falco's statement, LMP?

Again, my apologies.

Cheers!
Istawen