AIDEN POV
The pack council meeting looked nothing like the ones from three months ago. Instead of a long table with Dad at the head and everyone else arranged by rank, we sat in a circle where every voice held equal weight.
"The new patrol schedule is working well," reported Scout Martinez, an omega whose insights about territory security had proven invaluable. "No shadow activity detected in any sector."
"Food stores are stable through winter," added Mrs. Peterson, who now worked as our resource coordinator despite being elderly and omega-ranked. "The sharing system means no family goes hungry while others have surplus."
I listened carefully to each report, taking notes rather than making immediate choices. This was the hardest part of learning to lead differently - resisting the urge to solve problems instantly instead of having the pack work through solutions together.
