It surprises James only slightly how natural it is for her to track the whole battle in her head while she lunges among the wolves with her sword, directing orders to the appropriate pins with every spare breath. There are moments when it feels like the knights are collectively a single body, and she the mind that moves it.

Which is a good thing, because the Witch's creatures have numbers on their side, and the King's sword and the Queen's bow aren't making as much difference as she'd like.