Broken Antler Fen We don't need to be related to relate.

"Well, just because you appoint someone trustworthy to help you in is absence, does not mean that you are giving up on him. Perhaps, taking a break from leading and everything that has gone wrong recently, will be, what's best for him. And... unfortunately, if he does find Niamh and she refuses to return here... you won't have much choice anyway," Wraen said sympathetically. It was hard to set work and family life apart, especially, if it had been so closely intertwined for such a long time. But there were other people in the pack besides them too and they were just as important, even if they weren't related to Redhawks by blood.

"It's normal to feel that way and it won't get any easier, but... has there been a time in your life, when you have been entirely on your own? Without Phox?" she asked. "Because you are no less of a good leader without him. And maybe finding out, who you are and what you can achieve, when you are on your own... is a good thing. I was on my own, when I led Firebirds for the better part of the year. It was hard, but it showed me, what was I capable of. And now... well, being on my own again would suck, but I know I would manage."