He lets out a undignified yelp as she grabs him, and for a moment all he can think is oh god they're going to eat me. But then his feet is back on solid ground, and he realises that this is an ally, not an enemy.

"Thanks," he says, his head still spinning a little. They try to peer through the smoke and flames of the wreckage they just wrought, scanning of the queen. "Did we get her?"