Stone Circle yeah, banner's powerful and useful, too

She was glad to hear that Easthollow was a decent place to live, though Banner would have guessed that anyway knowing Valette.  If memory served her correctly, having a pack will full or nearly-full ranks in the Teekon Wilds almost always meant that leadership was doing something right.  Those packs that struggled usually had top-level internal issues.  Or just bad luck.  Marauder's Keep had suffered one and then the other, unfortunately.

I met her two Summers ago - I was in another pack, Easthollow was under a different name and location.  We reconnected last Winter once I took up leadership with Stark, Banner explained simply, settling down in a sitting position while she paused.  She was gracious to offer us room in her ranks.  Not sure how she does it all by herself, she commented with a frown.  Yes, the pack was large and she assumed everyone helped out, but to be the sole leader of an entire pack?  That had to be exhausting.