He had lost himself in the drop and the adrenalin that duels always bring. He meant to pull up slightly at the last moment and latch on to her back but instead slammed into her like a boulder. The impact forced her down several feet and himself back up. "You're really starting to play at my nerves, boy." She said. "Ha, you know better than any those fish scales if yours saved most of your nerves from that hit." She thrust herself upward with a quick strong beat of her wings propelling her above his head. The whip of her tail nearly taking his wing had he not reflexively rolled away from her leap up. Using the roll to make a quick drop to gain momentum and then sweep up in a long arc to meet her head on talons out front with a great screech.