[She groans in dismay because she was quickly learning to hate running up against Shifters. Not because she had any powers to lose, but just because they always seemed surrounded by other cultists and they were damned hard to kill.]

Great. Just what we needed.

[She reached for a specific arrow in her quiver and shot it as another group of cultists came around and corner into sight. The arrow exploded at their feet, sending up a thick cloud of dark smoke.]

I think that might be a good hint to find a more strategic place to do our fighting from.