Elesia scanned her warriors as they made their choices. The ones who stepped forward were a mix of old veterans who were loyal to their Khan, and young blood wanting to prove themselves. But one stood out above all the rest, a young man with brown hair, who's statement was so cocky it shocked Elesia. She wondered how he could claim stuff like that, without being smacked around by the older warriors. Her answer came from one of them, a man she recognized. She had faced him in combat before, when she was championed to Vraig, he had been a warrior of the past East Khan and had stuck on when she had taken over. "He's right, Khan Elesia." The man said, "Raze there is your best choice for Champion. He's got a massive ego, but he has beaten all of us before."

Elesia nodded slowly, still not making her choice. She trusted that man with her life, and it was tempted to choose him, but that cocky kid might make battles more fun... And a referral from a man like that wasn't to be turned down. She wondered what Vraig would do in a situation like this. It didn't take her long to figure it out, she knew the man extremely well after working with him for a long as she had, either as his champion or his Eastern counterpart. "Very well then. Raze was it? Meet me at the gate in an hour, we leave then. If you're late, I'll replace you with someone else. Time is of the essence, we must catch the Shepherds on their way to Plegia. We travel light and we travel fast." With that said, she turned around and simply walked back out of the training grounds, without waiting for a response from Raze.

She headed to her quarters in order to pack for the journey. Following her own advice, she took only what was absolutely needed. It didn't take her long to have a small, light, bag prepared. She made sure her sword was sharp and in good condition, since this would be the last time she would be able to get it repaired for a while. With that done, she headed to the gate and leaned against the wall, waiting for Raze to show up. Her mind was wondering as her thoughts led to several different places. About how having a champion would work when she herself would be serving someone in battle. About how this Raze kid would do in battle. About how they would do fighting together. If his supposed arrogance got in the way, then she was sure as hell going to smack him around a little bit.