[ Twilight listens intently, and at the end she nods, determined. ] I can work hard. Helios is giving me time off from the library for this. I just don't want to be caught unawares in another draft.

But that seems like a pretty reasonable way to think about combat. Except that in chess, you have time to think about your move. In real life, you don't, do you? So you need to rely more on instincts?