Representative
"Spare us from your pitiful claims of 'come what may, I will never leave her' and all the blah blah!" she rolled her eyes and waved him off.
Okab let out a little laughter at his betrothed's jokes. She was surely well-taught by him. He loved the way she steered the whole conversation. She was fully in charge of it. He had trained her well in this task. Soon she would throw the gauntlet towards and he would be compelled to pick it up. He had thought ten steps ahead. If Rigel accepted the challenge, then instead of his wife, he would present himself for the ultimate fight.
In that fight, he knew that he wouldn't be able to beat him down because after all, Rigel was an Alpha himself. And so he had told his wife that she should get as many people as possible to witness the fight and pull him out before it began. She was going to accuse him of betraying the kingdom by not rejecting an enemy mate.