The shorter woman flinches slightly at the gesture before glancing up towards Anika and nodding in agreement. There's a flicker of appreciation for not pressing the topic any further. "Sort of, yes." Blanche answers, her tone recovering quickly. "Shotguns are relatively short range because they don't use typical rounds like a pistol or a rifle - instead of one piece of metal, they fire a bunch of tiny balls called buckshot in a spread. It's kinda like chucking a handful of pebbles at someone instead of a single stone; you'll cover a larger area so it's harder to avoid and could hit multiple targets, but each pebble doesn't hit as hard or go as far as the stone.