No, this was not how this had unfolded in her head at all and for all her attempts to stay on this creature, it really lacked the fur or scales she was used to clinging to. Her fingers slip and she lands hard, the breath knocked out of her for a moment.

"One side down." She manages and scrambles back upright, "I knew I avoided those eight legged beasts for a reason. Are you alright?"

It's a silly question, she thinks, because she's not sure what she'll do if he isn't. The creature is not exactly down for the count.