[Rosekitten]

Of course he knew it wasn't that easy to get a hit. He was testing things. He had fought enough mages to know that most of them still had a pattern or style or a time they needed in order to cast. He was looking for that. Though Mzuki was proving more difficult to find this pattern on compared to most.

Still a few of the spells cut it close and some of the smaller spells he ignored seeing as he knew he could stand a few hits without it costing much. Not to say he didn't avoid the main force of the spell. But he knew that Mizuki was toying with him. The grand general of the Eastern army and he was still alive let alone not really bleeding that much? Something was up.

He got his answer soon enough as his blade met one that Mizuki seemed to form. Though what really caught him off guard was that comment from the other. Keeping his balance and managing to block the strike from the other he growled a little before forcing the other back. "Yeah real shame... tsk. Shame we didn't meet on different terms right? Could have been interesting." He could play along with this. Though he was hardly meaning what he said. The idea of a relationship with anyone made him shudder.

"Though you are wrong about one thing.. I don't plan on dying here." He said before slamming a blade against Mizuki's and trying to use the second one to get the mage off guard. Though it seemed like the mage had some hand to hand combat training. Not as skilled as others he fought but enough to get by blocking and striking. What he was really worried about was a spell at this range. It would be hard to avoid.