eager jets of flame were licking out of the sides of her jaws as she tried once again to lunge at the enemy dragon , but their pou-de-ciel attacker , small as he was , was still many times her size and too experienced to be frightened off by a little show of fire ; he only jeered , backwinging to expose all of his speckled brown belly to her as a target in a gesture of insulting unconcern .