"That's the idea, yes. And to be honest, I probably can't win at this point. Thanks to my early carelessness the enemy has control of the field now, and there's not really a way to recover from that. If I'd played better in the beginning, I might have been able to stop things from getting this bad."

Moroe's voice was once again tinged with annoyance, but this time it was directed at herself. She must have really valued her skill at this game, because she acted as if she'd made a mistake in something that actually mattered.