Kiitani stands tight lipped, his arms still folded and his chin up. The white female growls low in her throat, but her ears turn back and she takes a defensive stance. "I am desperate for the touch of truth, you have spoken lies about the Nation. I know you have seen them." she leaves this in the air.<br/>Raissa is perceptive just as he. She is not just a pretty face, she does have high intelligence. She has seen those who left just as he, she could tell how they were. It had upset her greatly, and she would not turn away now, not as she might have before. She blames him for that.<br/><br/>Kiitani is young, and does not well understand what she meant. His eyes harden, trying to grasp the meaning there. "It is not for me to tell her to take back her challenge. When the wolf danced in your eyes more than it does now you stood before the Nation and spoke against it. So many are unhappy, and many would be glad to have you gone. I am fair though, I will let you test that you may stay, should you wish to, or go, accepted with the Nation. I do not wish this challenge, but this is her honor, and this is yours. You may step down if you so choose, but leave, if that is your plan." Kiitani did not like to speak so long, he felt he was not a good speaker, and preferred short words exchanged.<br/><br/>((I hope the name Raissa is acceptable, it's a name I enjoy for the meaning and how I sound it in my head. It means 'Thinker' which I find fitting.))