[Steve]

What may have been a duel turned into a brawl.

When Cyrus took hold of the haft of sword with his left hand and jerked back, the Gnome did not try to check her forward movement but simply continued the push.

Standing on one foot was far from a stable platform with the Gnome pushing against the Legionnaire's body and that added to by Cyrus' pull on the spear. The pull did not prevent the human from falling back, in fact it hastened it. The Gnome was now off balance but her momentum conitinued in the same direction. However the combined actions caused the Gnome to fall with him as well.

The kick with his right leg hit its target but with far less force than would be needed to shatter bone. The kick delivered while falling back lacked the weight of the Legionnaire's body behind it.

Cyrus' hold on the spear did not prevent the Gnome from pushing the haft against Cyrus' throat and pinning his sword arm to the floor. There was a steady pressure against the neck causing the windpipe to constrict it. Cyrus was in extremis, he needed to do something and do it fast while he still had ample air in his lungs.