"So… cool story and all, and I'm sure Kat can appreciate the history lesson… but that didn't really answer the WHY of things. I've got a few guesses, and I'm sure Nix has a few more, but that's just the basics" said Green as she leaned backwards over her chair to 'face' the chatting group.
Nell smiled slightly, as she picked herself back up. The story affected her somewhat, but it was mostly just her siblings being overprotective. A few hugs and a bit of gumption was enough to get her though it. "A few of those guesses would probably be right. We've got a couple reasons I suppose. The first and most obvious is basically to give the elders a big middle finger. Nobody in our clan has ever won the big tournament, and because I'm taking the lead position that's another bit of proof.
You can dance if you want to.