The mage growled and fired some of the green lightning, but it missed. Larek's hunch about him was right. Although he was still stunned on the ground, he could still speak.

"He's a sorcerer! One of those dilettantes! My mother told me about them! They don't know how trained mage acts, but they still have power, even without experience- agh!" Larek was hit by some of that lightning, hurt a bit more, but still in good enough shape. "Ow..."

Nyx's blades cut the sorcerer, causing him to leap back in pain and surprise.