Rosewater Oasis the palatine has all but fallen now,

S'ari grinned at the wolf. This is true. Political schemes can be fun, she admitted. However, they are only fun if you are on the winning side, yes? Otherwise... She trailed off ominously, winking at him.

How does that work, having no leader? he wanted to know.

She looked away in thought for a moment, staring up at the blue sky overhead. The Tribe has elders that help to guide it, when needed. Otherwise, it runs on a code: Everyone within the borders cannot attack, steal from, lie to, or otherwise act unkind toward other members, or they will be thrown out by all the rest. S'ari sighed. Coyote supposes that if one large and evil bastard wanted to take over, it could happen, but many of the Tribe are like S'ari, yes? Generally lazy and relatively good-natured. Thus... why would we let a big bastard take us over? We would rather scatter to the Desert winds and reform somewhere else. And what is a pack with no members?