Caiaphas was good with keeping his balance, and rolled with the blow, but missed with his lance as he dodged the good hit. The tip of his lance missed entirely, bouncing off the edge of his opponent's shield. Elwyrr's lance was about a foot longer. He got Whisper to the end of the track, and gave Elwyrr a nod of respect, admitting the first pass was his. He then set himself to receive the next pass, though this time he moved his grip up, to a secondary grip on the lance. This made it a stabbing weapon, bit unwieldy, but usable. And since by the time he got in range, he would have recovered from the blow, he wouldn't miss this time.