It happened shortly after the laser hit, his enemy tried to gain distance, with the fuselage damaged any impact could destroy the engines and at that point Eneas would have won. This was just the movement that Eneas would expect from a spawn, they could not adapt to the situation, they could not improvise, when faced with the unknown they only acted by probabilities not by instinct, and this was the most logical decision.
But while the ships were chasing each other and exchanging fire, something happened, something changed, ignoring the tactics and dynamics that the enemy had just undertaken, he changed into Mech Warrior mode, taking out the spear and proceeding to shorten distances with each movement and each dodge. There was fluidity again, there was improvisation again... his teacher seemed to have returned.
"Master… answer…"