His plan goes pretty much flawlessly. Whisper, with her much lower stance, made it very difficult for his opponent to aim, while he, on the other hand, got to aim up, putting Whisper's considerable leaping power to good use. His lance catches his opponent perfectly, while ducking under the attack, actually lifting the man up and out of the saddle, sending him a good five feet back, to hit the ground, hard. He even bounced.<br/><br/>The announcer, of course, played up the spectacle. "And in the very first bout of the day, the Summer Knight has effortlessly unhorsed his opponent. Now, both combatants will dismount, and engage in armed combat to first blood. If the Summer Knight wins here, he claims the entire round."