Desmond comes zipping in but his acrobatics fails miserably against the dragon's combat defenses. The old creature effortlessly claws at the rogue, attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (15) + 24 = 39;damage: 2d8 + 12 ⇒ (8, 2) + 12 = 22
Desmond's attack does hit and it confirms.