11-20-2007, 11:38 PM
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It was a paradox. Those who craved power the most were the ones who did not know what to do with it. They abused it, and in the process abused the very ones they were supposed to be protecting. St0rm's previous aIpha had been accused of abusing his authority and exiling wolves who didn't deserve it. Phoenix hoped that he never grew complacent with the authority he held, yet on the converse side he didn't want to be an inept leader and not deal with a troublemaker when he had to--that was almost as bad. At least the females of the Place of Lightning and Thunder wouldn't ever have to worry about being forced to breed. Phoenix had a daughter that had gone through such trauma, though fortunately she hadn't been impregnated, now Phoenix was especially on guard against such crimes. Phoenix nodded solemnly, acknowledging that she had probably done the right thing by escaping while she could. Yet he did not offer any words of condolences; such empty words were usually meaningless to him and thus he didn't expect them to be of any comfort for other wolves. "Y'won't hafta worry 'bout that sorta thing here in the Place of Lightning and Thunder," he reassured her. "We're a peaceful pack, an' we take care of our own. But taht also means that any new members have t'be able t'contribute to th'welfare of the whole. What skills could you provide for the Place of Lightning and Thunder?" |