leadership

Author’s Note: This piece was shaped with a little help from AI. It provided assistance on things like the structuring, some names, shortening some verbose language/ideas as I'd written, and gave me the odd turn of phrase here and there.

The burden of leadership continues to weigh on me, and it's only here in these pages that I feel safe to voice my misgivings and self-doubt. I know it's my part in this to put on a brave face and air of confidence but I often wish Lady Strelarien had been entrusted with this task. Rather than stay in the Pony I had my tent put up amongst the men and as I walk amongst the ranks they look to me for strength. I don't even recognize most of their faces and if they only knew how young I was I think I might be driven out in short order.