The Sunspire 'cause I haven't bought you

Really? Whatever Terance had got to say, this attack on Rannoch was quite surprising. Yes, it was gift-wrapped in polite words, but Wraen felt that he was not fair and not only towards their alpha, but also towards her. What were the italics for - what was this "Wraen is not supposed to steal the show" stuff about?

She watched her brother with furrowed brow for a while and then turned to look at Rannoch to see, if he was just as unpleasantly surprised as she was. "I think that we may be viewing the hierarchy of leadership differently - but I have never considered that with us being Rannoch's right and left hands - he should be left to deal with stuff all on his own. I may be wrong," she looked at Rannoch, "but if he had wanted to be an absolute monarch, he would not have invited us to join him."

"With that said - I believe that it is our task to help our leader in all occasions and there is no shame in him forgetting something and us reminding him of it," she now looked pointedly at Terance. "And you weren't the star pupil in that pack meeting either - with coming late and having no input whatsoever. What does that tell people about the level you care, when important things are being discussed?" don't throw the first stone, if you are not innocent.

"As for Treason - she was given a chance to speak and she ignored the offer," Wraen went on. "I understand that she might have taken offence then, but if she disregards any one of us - or just me, probably, being the weakest link here in her opinion - then I don't think..." here she paused, bit her lip and did not say "she should remain here" in her spite. Much of what she had said about the head guardian was personal feelings towards a packmate that she had difficulties to handle. "Never mind."

They discussed matters for a while longer and then left.

Concluding this, since it is outdated by now.