Broken Antler Fen From high hopes to the ground

Had Wraen known, what was going on inside Penn's mind, she would have felt very amused. Though she had politely refused to become a leader yet again, she had compromised by becoming a respected advisor. And in a way and not conciously she had, in fact, orchestrated the whole thing. In hopes that it would eventually mean that the right combination of people would carry on confidently on their own not requiring her involvement.

"Well, I think that we have settled everything nicely," she concluded the meeting. "If there's questions and ideas of what you want to bring to this, you may approach us any time," she added. "Dismissed."