[Instinct is a great help in staying alive, you know. He might apologize later.]
[What he doesn't expect is help in this ambush - namely, Aqua. And he was so worried about Eraqus that he didn't realize she was waiting for him at the end of the tunnel even though a small part of his mind objectively realized that there was another body there. So Aqua gets a very uneasy grip on part of his boot, which is the last piece of him to pass by her - and he gets a surprise as her weight latches on. He yelps and keeps trying to fly, but yeah it's not that easy with someone hanging on.]
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[What he doesn't expect is help in this ambush - namely, Aqua. And he was so worried about Eraqus that he didn't realize she was waiting for him at the end of the tunnel even though a small part of his mind objectively realized that there was another body there. So Aqua gets a very uneasy grip on part of his boot, which is the last piece of him to pass by her - and he gets a surprise as her weight latches on. He yelps and keeps trying to fly, but yeah it's not that easy with someone hanging on.]