Isaiah was staggered by the pulse, but managed to raise his black sword in time to block Lawrence's blade, the blue flame that adorned his strike fought from the darkness from Lawrence's.. "Do you mean to insult me? I know my sins and I will regret their consequences for the rest of my life for however long that may be." He gritted his teeth as he pushed the blade away, and held both his blades in preparation for his next strike. "You're right though I don't deserve her smile, I don't deserve my title, my armor, or my sword either. I have sullied what it means to be a knight." He looked down at his ebony-clad wrist which still held Lorelai's ribbon. "If Lorelai desires my life then it is forfeit to her, because she will always be my princess and as long as I have this...then I will remain her champion and I will always be more a knight than you are." He jumped forward striking simultaneously with both swords. "You claim to stand by your mistress, yet here she stands fighting her brother and friend. How can you claim to love her yet allow her to forsake her humanity? You know just as well as I do that this is not her!""