Ultimate Illusion
"I think he's stupid, to leave us here," Kayla says. "I mean, not that I have anything against the others--"
Shihaya's nodding along. "But I'm the best archer he'll ever see, and I assume you're equally skilled in the magic arts, and he's just overlooking us--"
"Because we're girls," Kayla finishes, and makes an exaggerated face. "Even that last quest, you know, the one with the dragon--"
"Right, yes," Shihaya says, "the one where ranged support would have made everything so much easier--"
"Exactly!" Kayla says. "'But babycakes, you might get hurt.' Would it kill him to let us make a decision now and again?"