After the failed attempt to freeze Chompy, Azric  knew he was pretty much screwed.  As he reflected on his failure, his nemesis hurled some sort of magic orb at him.  Knowing its effects would probably be nasty, he did the only thing he could think of- he ducked.  The orb flew over his head.  He'd avoided it, for the moment.  His next attempt at an offense was to try a control plant spell on Chompy.  He needed to neutralize the killer plant so he could concentrate on its mistress.  He certainly knew he couldn't last long facing both of them.