Miles had been completely focused on the threat from Tarn - and completely oblivious to the possibility of Sonia being the one to grab him. He goes down with a startled cry, hitting the ground just hard enough to knock the wind out of him. Not hurt, no, but dazed for a critical moment. By the time he gets air back in his lungs, Sonia is already moving, and he can't get back up fast enough to stop her. (Does he want to stop her? His heart leaps in his throat at the thought that she might actually manage to turn the tables here.)
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Miles had been completely focused on the threat from Tarn - and completely oblivious to the possibility of Sonia being the one to grab him. He goes down with a startled cry, hitting the ground just hard enough to knock the wind out of him. Not hurt, no, but dazed for a critical moment. By the time he gets air back in his lungs, Sonia is already moving, and he can't get back up fast enough to stop her. (Does he want to stop her? His heart leaps in his throat at the thought that she might actually manage to turn the tables here.)