Kirk hadn't thought the term 'lady' as a matter of permission. It was a title, wasn't it? But he supposed even if you had one, there wasn't a rule saying you had to use it, was there? Not like he would know - he wasn't exactly rubbing elbows with the finer society folk.

"To be honest, I was waiting for you to just shove Church aside and give the guy a case of frost bite," he admitted. He laughed softly. "The look on his face would have been so much better if you had been the one to challenge him with your sword."

He didn't think it would have really taught the guy a lesson, but it would have certainly sent an interesting message.