Dian's First Abyss Encounter

 I got her to 25 today and after getting skilled up, rewriting a few macros and doing the necessary abyss entry quests I head to Reshanta.  I picked the small island closest to Primum and things are going pretty well killing mobs for about 20 minutes.  Sure enough I was greeted by the white winged belligerence of a templar who considered my 30 feet of enchroachment past our aetheric shield just too much to take.  I rooted him and he whacked me a bit (Stoneskin was about 70% depleted).  I am now skyborne but within range of my pet.  He chooses to whack on my earth elemental and i proceed to nuke him with everything I have.   He resists most of what i'm giving him but is about 65% health at this point.  He IJ's me but I flee.  I make it back to the landing alive wondering what level he is.  I look him up and hes 8 levels above me.  If he was 3 levels above me or less he would have been dead.

Spiritmasters don't give up hope, we need not have flying pets to pwn.