James doesn't wait for him to tell her what he's yelping about; she can guess from the tone and the sound of sudden wingbeats. "Head for Cair Paravel," she says as she reaches the balcony, and then she finds all the knight-pins and focuses on the ones close enough to either help fight or warn innocent creatures out of the way.

"A band of about thirty of the Witch's creatures is attacking Cair Paravel from the northwest. They're about three miles from the palace, about two and a half from the knight-hall. Stay out of their way, warn any creatures you can, get the innocent and vulnerable to safety." And then, to only the subset who are fighting knights - "Come to Cair Paravel. We'll meet them here."