[There was a moment where he tilted his head and amusement of their little banter. This one had a clever tongue. Of course he had to point out a flaw in her reasoning. He had learned in his years to have a ruthlessness about him in combat, and even in a spar he would make use of any weakness he could, even if were not something that would be typically found in a fight.]

If you saw it as a potential tactical advantage you should have kept silent and used it against me.

[He lifts his staff and positions it at a more combat ready angle, with the tip pointed towards the ground, and slowly began to move, circling her as he gauged how she moved in such a standoff.]

Very well, but first you shall tell me what it is you expect from an opponent that wields magic.