That would work, but then you won't be able to give them to your mage (who needs to be able to cast spells in order to be of any use at all
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The last arrow of Legolas kindled in the air as it flew,
and plunged burning into the heart of a great wolf-chieftain.
All the others fled. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings