Action & Reaction Time

Bloodartist wrote:

- Then active player (you) can choose to play cards, such as increasing the bleed with an action modifier.
-Then prey can choose to play cards, such as archon investigation, wake, deflection, etc.
- Then other players can choose to play cards (although rare, someone may for example cancel a bleed modifier with direct intervention)

Direct Intervention has to be played as the card it is cancelling is played. You don't, as is implied here, wait until after the prey has had the opportunity to bounce.

There is a separate timing window when any card is played that allows for cancellation. It follows the normal sequencing rules on who can play cancellation cards (and Wakes) in what order.