"Laurence's reaction to being frightened from above is probably to turn on whatever's coming and yell a warning, as in sailor training for unexpected visitor." I love this idea - mingling his human instincts and training in a GOOD way. :D

Aww yeah, Laurence and Temeraire, unstoppable team! :D Good luck trying to take them out with anything less than like 20 or 30 dragons, and even then, the enemies had better not cluster too close together or they'll all be taken out by a few well-placed shots from these two. ;)