[ They're content, sitting in Ashe's hands as he holds one out to Francel. ]

Dry your hands first, just in case.

[ Because getting a chinchiwwa's fur is really, really dangerous! Not to mention the elemental properties of water and lightning mixing is usually not good for someone, and perhaps this is why they didn't want to approach? Frying a future fwiend is not exactly good for anyone, especially the chinchiwwa because it is smol as heck. ]

Cannons...? Do you mean like ballista?

[ He's fired off a few shots using those large bolt throwers and found it easy to get one to land on a man with little effort. It feels like having a bunch of those instead of archers would be pretty effective, so he can understand. ]

Maybe you have knights that can wield magic. I've seen some cast spells from horses and be very effective, if bows are becoming ineffective.

[ And then Ashe grins. ]

Perhaps you could lead a small group of these chinchillas...?