Princess Diana herself

Immediately, the heads of the Amazons spun to the voice.

Diana. The very woman Lara had been caught furiously masturbating to. Also the heir apparent to this tribe.

"Diana? Are you sure about this?" Hippolyta asked, a tinge of worry coloring her voice. Lara frowned, questions swirling through her head. She bent down over her stand to whisper into Cassandra's ear.

"What does that mean?" Lara hissed. Cassandra's eyes were wide and her jaw hung down.

"It means Diana has accepted full responsibility of integrating you into Amazon culture, and has first claim on you. No one else is entitled to assist you in anything and in the event you do mess up well... both of you will die." Cassandra whispered, horrorstruck.

"First claim?" Lara tried asking, but Cassandra was hurrying away. Lara gnashed her teeth,

"Absolutely. I will accept full responsibility for Lara of House Croft." Diana called back, standing up straight. Lara couldn't help but see her eyes drawn to Diana's breasts, firm and proud.

"Very well then... does anyone have an objection?" Hippolyta asked, a weary look on her face. Lara got the sense the Queen Matriarch's daughter pulled the stunts quite a bit.

"Yes. I object!" Another voice thundered. Oh great. More drama.

Once again, every eye swivelled to the new voice. Lara recognized it. It was the leader of the hunting group that found her- Celia?

"I challenge Princess Diana for ownership of the foreign one!" She called out proudly. Lara winced at the word choice. Ownership? Foreign one?

Diana gnashed her teeth and hissed.

"I remind you, Celio that as Heir to this clan, and highest ranking warrior I am of higher standing than you, and you have no claim on Lara." Diana hissed. Celio merely smirked.

"Well of course that is true. Does that mean you are... refusing my challenge?" Celio asked, and suddenly Lara got it.

This might as well not even be about her. This was a metaphorical dick-swinging contest. As Crown Princess, Diana clearly had a target on her back, a chip on shoulder many women would like to... remove. Celio seemed to be one of them. Of course, Diana could back out, but it would be akin to submitting defeat.

And it seemed like Diana too, understood this as she pursed her lips and appraised the challenging warrior with a brutish grin on her face.

"Very well then. I accept your challenge. Let us meet at the Falls of Paradise to settle this." She hissed before spinning around and stalking off. A murmur went through the crowd as the tribe began to follow Diana to these... Falls of Paradise.

Suddenly, another Amazon grabbed Lara's arm and tugged her along, ignoring her pained protests and questions.

They walked about and around a small stony mountain with a powerful waterfall falling down, until the came to the other side, where the water pooled into a lagoon that kept falling- almost like a natural infinity pool.

Many Amazons had already taken up residence on one of the rocks, watching eagerly as Diana and Celio sat on opposite sides of the shallow pool. Celio was surrounded by friends, laughing and joking while Diana sat on the other side, alone and polishing her spear.

"Amazons! Are you adequately prepared?" Hippolyta suddenly cried out from the top of the falls, balancing effortlessly on a stone than split the waterfall flow. A silence fell upon the gathering, a complete one, as if even the animals were watching with bated breath.

Lara and Celio both nodded, their faces set in grim lines.

"Then let me remind you of the contest rules. The only weapons you are allowed are the spear, shield and your body. This fight is for guardianship of outsider Lara, of House Croft. The battle ends when a fighter either submits... or dies. If anyone would like to pull out, the time is now" Hippolyta said, and the air seemed to get colder against Lara's exposed breasts.

"Very well." Hippolyta murmured when neither fighter pulled out. "You may BEGIN!"