James is not entirely sure the person with the knife should be going first, especially since although James might be willing to take a shot past someone were he using the type of rifle he's most familiar with, he's less confident in his aim with the new revolver. Certainly not enough so to risk hitting the other man, no matter how annoying he might be.

The lack of creatures at their doorway is not a huge comfort, as they'd sounded very close only minutes before, and he is already hesitating to follow by the time the wolf suddenly attacks. It's immediately too close to Prior for James to take a shot, and he briefly entertains the idea of intervening physically to help, but he has to trust that Prior knows what he's doing with the knife. His own attention is needed for the other wolves, as he catches flashes of movement in the growing shadows; there are at least two more of them.

A snapping, snarling bark pinpoints the location of one of them, and James plants his feet, raises the gun in one motion, and fires. A canine yelp mixes with the sounds from Prior and his own wolf opponent, and when the pack regroups at a small distance, James uses the brief moment to step to Prior's side.

"Are you hurt?"

He asks it with his gaze still on the wolves, gun still raised, everything but their immediate situation faded out for him in the midst of his battle focus.