He moved cautiously, carefully, treading after her. She was learning, yes she was. He had a moment of warning a mere millisecond. Not long enough to pull his leg away, but long enough to plan, and as he was pulled down, his other hand slapped the ground as his high hand gestured just so and water shot from a nearby pond, arced upward just so, then downward, and soaked the area she was in.
He gently kicked her hand to roll free and launched a jump at her area.