"Leave it out long enough, yeah, but it takes well over a year so I don't imagine we need to worry about it. If it stiffens up you just wet it some and rework it." Mat shrugs one shoulder. He's clearly not concerned about that.

"It'd just be the getting it into the castle in the amount we'd need. Could start with just one, and see how it goes. Don't need too much wood for one bow."

And one weapon is likely a lesser offence than say five weapons. One is a project. Five is the start of a stockpile.