The man was faster than he thought, attacking him even as Eldarin armed himself and getting the jump on him. His chainmail should prevent any stabs from doing much more than bruising him, but Eldarin had to deal with him quickly before the man found a weak spot. Blindly trusting his armor to protect him for the most part, Eldarin stepped forward, one leg sneaking behind the man. Recongnizing the uselessness of his longsword in this situation, it clattered to the ground once again as his right hand slammed into the man's throat, the objective to slam the man into the ground. If the man had the mental fortitude to continue his stab despite the hand on his throat and likely crushed windpipe if he crashed to the ground with Eldarin's hand still there, as was his intent, then the stab might have a bit of force behind it, though Eldarin was more focused on his current objective rather than possible harm to himself.