(It takes more than time and respect. It takes skill. Many people begin without that.)
[It takes something else, too: to be chosen, to rise up and take the spirit of a leader into their body. But she keeps these thoughts to herself. Her skill as a commander has been challenged even with the spirit resting inside of her. People have doubted her willingness to protect her people because they don't think the title means everything.]
(So I again suggest that we attempt to organize our brood. We've neglected to organize ourselves and ensure that we each have the same knowledge. I do not want to be weakened as others have been because someone's been careless.)
[Frankly, she doesn't want to deal with the emotional impact of losing someone she considers a near stranger.
It sounds ... tedious. She felt for Angel, but she doesn't want to experience it herself.]
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[It takes something else, too: to be chosen, to rise up and take the spirit of a leader into their body. But she keeps these thoughts to herself. Her skill as a commander has been challenged even with the spirit resting inside of her. People have doubted her willingness to protect her people because they don't think the title means everything.]
( So I again suggest that we attempt to organize our brood. We've neglected to organize ourselves and ensure that we each have the same knowledge. I do not want to be weakened as others have been because someone's been careless. )
[Frankly, she doesn't want to deal with the emotional impact of losing someone she considers a near stranger.
It sounds ... tedious. She felt for Angel, but she doesn't want to experience it herself.]