a clever answer wins the day, alternate history, alternate universe, an avalanche of worldbuilding, at the outskirts of a war, channeling Authurian lore, cybernetic wildlife, enemies to allies, facing overwhelming odds, high concept, hyper-competent woman, kitsune crimeboss, magic versus technology, magical creatures and their riddles, magical technobable, masked minions, mundane fantastic, Solve this riddle or die, the mage with no name, this is a trap, sure, but what choice do I have?