Raven dueling Silver in the River

Raven and Silver dueled because earlier, Raven killed his wife. His wife challenged Raven to a duel because of... some reason. The main deal was that because Raven was under the semi-control of the Mabari sword, Raven killed her instantly. Silver was honor bound to fight Raven as a result. So the scene was two best friends fighting ala Dark Willow vs. Buffy.

Silver and Raven were evenly matched, partly because they had the same trainer, and additionally because Silver can turn into metal like Colossus.

Should I spoil the result of the duel? I think not. Go read the book sometime.