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But that just makes her the equivalent of a noble, doesn't it? I thought the tribe chiefs had the right to challenge because of their position, not because of their blood. Actually, if I remember correctly the chiefs didn't have to fight themselves, so could her parent have asked to challenge and have Nakia fight? Hm, except maybe N'Jadaka's challenge still counted as part of the first crowning ceremony because he wasn't there (that would make more sense than any member of the royal family being able to challenge the king whenever), and maybe each tribe can only challenge once and her tribe already declined and so could not challenge the new king. Or maybe Nakia always used to lose spars to T'Challa so nobody thought she had a chance, but she did keep up with her training in those years away...