Spensir grunted as the blades scraped against flanks, the angle not really effective the first couple swipes, not enough speed behind it to penetrate in most of the cases. Lifting up a leg and trying to slam his knee into the other man's, he was instead taken off balance when the man simply shoved backwards, both parties landing flat on their ass. Rolling backwards into a standing position, he held his hand out to one side and again the sword flew into it from where it had been dropped.
So he couldn't be disarmed, he could shoot lightning, and was wearing some sizable armor. Though, he was favoring one side ever so slightly, and there was just barely a long thing tear in the armor where Sam had managed to get a good hack in. Probably not as strong as real steel, then. Hopefully not anyway.
"Damnit Mabarius, that fucking hurts, isn't this armor supposed to be bulletproof?" he asked of his blade, taking up another stance; this one reminiscent of a wrestler's stance, a hybrid between swordplay and grappling.
"And I can make it so, for a time, when you're holding me. It's no more than a construct given strength by my magic; if it was actual steel it would be far heavier. And impossible to remove."
"Great, so my choices are keep you with me when he tries to get up close and possibly lop my own head off, or drop you and get cut to shreds. That's just dandy."
"You could try stabbing him."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that," he thought dryly.
As Spensir tried to catch his breath, the sky slowly began to darken, the thin clouds of the morning being swept away by a new wind bringing darker weather with it.