[Alice glances to the side as light glows, momentarily surprised by said shield. Then she gives Steven a pleased smile. She can appreciate those who don't wish to harm others, even if it's impossible to avoid such at times. In this case, it's certainly a viable solution.]

We'll do our best to disarm them without hurting them then.

[The scarecrows aren't the hardest creatures to fight. They're somewhat clumsily slow, rustling as they move. And Alice has a fine idea for disarming them.]

Aim for their feet! If we knock them off balance, we can simply take their weapons from them.

[As clumsy as they seem to be, it ought to take them a bit to get up again, right?]