"Unless you'd prefer to learn to follow, or suffer through an explanation of how to lead before you actually attempt it at all, this is the simplest way to learn." James will go backward as if following, but move first, directing Prior by pulling his hand or shoulder; it's a bit of a odd in-between role, but whatever, nothing about any of this is exactly normal anyway.

"No." He answers the question simply, without elaboration, and moves on. "It is strange, who is chosen to be brought here." The imbalance in gender is certainly noticeable, but so are things like eight people who already knew each other being here together, most people being from a particular time period, and so on. Certainly strange patterns, though whether or not they mean anything seems to still be in question.