Quote Eferhilda:<br/>Raissa stepped forth now, the time had finally come, and there was no turning back now as her heart hammered in her chest; a mixture of fear and nervousness coursing through her body. â€œI Raissa, the gentle, brave and swift. Protector of the weak, mate to the Alpha of the Wolf Pack of the Nation, challenge for the right to lead and guide our peopleâ€ her voice only quaking a bit as she met the eyes of her beloved, her heart aching silently fearing the outcome of this challenge but knowing that there was no way around this, it had to be done for the good of them all. She just wished he could see it as that and not as her betraying him or the vows they shared as one when they joined and howled out their union to the heavens and world around them.