Raven's Watch illuktuk

Nope. She wouldn't do it. She wouldn't admit that she would be better at the top than either of them. Actually, part of her was questioning if it was even true, or if perhaps her fascination with Kigipigak had allowed her judgment to be clouded.
She followed most of his words well, nodding solemnly, accepting his rule despite her disagreement. Numbers did mean something, especially in these lands of the south where the distances between clans were not nearly as large so as to prevent open warfare.
When he reached his accusation, thinly veiled, she opened her mouth to speak. He warned her again to be truthful, and she nodded slowly. We should not have sought recruits without your knowledge, she said slowly, carefully. Her tail had tucked itself under her. She did fear her brother's wrath. She knew that she would not get a pass just because they had shared a womb. She wanted to argue with him, because he was wrong, but she focused on what she needed to only. You are right, she lied. Numbers weren't everything. But they were important. And Kigipigak has done good work seeking out the status of others in the area. We are stronger for it, and with it we will be more united, she said firmly, adding to what her Kigicookie had said. Her tail moved from between her legs in order to curl around her side.
These weren't lies. This was truth. Was he so blindly focused on some potential slight that he didn't see the value in what they had accomplished?