"My accent is not as thick as it used to be, as I have been told. I have been away from the Marsh for a while; I do look forward to returning, if only for a short time." Meesei mused, giving a short pause before she continued. "If I were to be challenged, then I would face my challenger in singe combat, and the victor would bear the title of Champion, along with the Ring. Such challenges are not necessarily to the death, though they are of course dangerous. As I said, lycans can survive terrible wounds. I have not been challenged in quite a long time, though. The...atmosphere of our clans is not such that many people are particularly eager or willing to at the moment. Anyone who works with me knows of the depths of my responsibilities, and I do not believe many of them envy my position because of it."

Ahnasha shook her head, though could not help but to smile. "I think we're going to have enough problems with just Leaps by himself. Besides, birds are not easy to train, especially compared to something like a dog. There were good reasons that I didn't have pets as a cub. I would say that you could have one if you could take care of Leaps, but...that probably isn't a good idea. It would also probably be difficult to find the right kind of bird to begin with. You may end up having to settle for a chaurus." Ahnasha laughed. 

Leaning forward to peer past Fendros, Ahnasha looked directly to Rhazii. "Do you know how big Leaps will get, little one?"