The Sunspire all is almost lost and it starts to show

she, too, was silent among the crowd. gaze shifted from wolf to wolf as they offered their assistance and knowledge on the northern territories, finally falling on Nara as she gave her emotional speech, brow tightening as the woman pledged her loyalty. she felt no need to do the same; Rannoch knew well enough how bound she was to the pack. still,as her gaze fell to Rannoch and the others as they stood above the rest, she felt something akin to dissatisfaction. 

perhaps her recent power struggle with Vaati had awoken something forced into dormancy, perhaps her newly strengthened ties to the sunspire had. but she found herself wanting more; and as her gaze settled a moment on Liffey, she understood then exactly what. unknowingly, her thoughts echoed closely the matrons, save for the fact that she had the general understanding that there remained no place for her at the top, not now. no place for her own budding desire to have what the woman had, and so was she quiet. for now, she would deal with her lot.