Foster's horse doesn't throw him, but only because he, at the time of the laser fire, is somewhat diagonal from its path--and even then, she starts and bolts, running several yards into the woods before he can turn her around. Which does make one less obstacle to Carly's aim.

In the meantime, though, his undead beasts have no fear, let alone sentience. Even with a large, oozing wound in one of their sides, they charge back in--the damaged one setting back upon Zangetsu, the other harrying the cockatrice's heels, snapping and slavering as it screeches fury and beats its wings, throwing a spray of blood from Zangetsu's bites into the air.