And I trust you, Shiro. I trust that you are much stronger than Zarkon. I know it, I believe it. You were perhaps not prepared for him...it's...never been recorded of a Lion having two living paladins before.

[She stops herself, gathers herself. There's an audible sharp intake of breath.]

And Zarkon is not a paladin. You were simply not ready, but you will be the next time we face him.