Broken Antler Fen From high hopes to the ground

I will go ahead and move this thing forward, but those, who did not manage to join, feel free to join any time and speak your mind. :)

In an ideal situation Wraen would have expected an equal involvment in the subject from all people that had gathered here. Instead - some preferred to remain quiet. Either because of being shy and new to the group, or because they had no interest in the subject altogether. In case of Penn, it did not surprise her much, except the fact that he had entirely missed an opportunity to suggest some ground rules too. But then - she knew that he was going to be only a temporary fixture to this group and therefore would never step up to take much responsibility in running this place. Which also meant that he would never get much say anyway. Seemed fair. 

With Arcturus's background of being a former co-leader, she would have wanted for him to say something too. Yet... had his disappointment in Hydra been so great that he believed he was no longer suited to any position that involved leading? Had he in giving his dream up to have a family, had given up also on creating a pack that was better managed than the one he had come from? Her gaze lingered on him only for a moment, then she was all ears to, what Ibis had to say. Maia had proposed sharing the leadership duties, but what she had not said aloud, but Wraen knew very well, was "as long as it did not involve her doing the job". 

"Well, at the moment there are three such groups - us, you and your family and former Seelie Court members," she hoped she had listed everyone. "In my former pack we had two leaders and a set of Honorees - respected wolves in the group that worked as an advisory council. The system worked well there, works still, last I heard. We can have it here too, but as Bridget pointed out an uneven number of people at the top would be necessary to help big decisions go through swiftly," she said. "Over the years I have learned that different times call for different leaders to guide the pack through harsh situations and good times alike. The council could elect their leader and remove it as well, if it no longer fit, what the pack needed," she concluded and looked expectantly at each and all, who had come, to see, if they had anything to say on this matter.

"And we can decide on, which decisions the leader-elect can make on their own and which matters have to be decided on collectively," she added.