Kreyu laughs, the spell carrying the sound to him. She leaps skyward after him, wings loud in the air. "Traditionally, the male chases the female!" she tells him. But by the laughter in her voice he can tell she's perfectly happy to chase HIM.

She has caught more prey in the air than he has, done battle in the air, played chase with her brood brothers. That might give her an edge in the chase, here. Although his ability to make himself lighter could make his path hard to predict.