"Not bad," says Gideon, because it hadn't been—the hardest part had been convincing herself not to swoop down with her and catch her head before it hit the ground, but clearly she at least has that part down, so hopefully that instinct will lessen over time. "You know enough not to get seriously hurt by the fall itself. There's two other aspects to falling, though: first, figuring out how not to get immediately skewered by whatever knocked you down—ideally by getting back up as quick as possible—and second, figuring out how not to get knocked down at all." She offers Tally her hand to help her up.