Dale asked all non-council members to leave before resuming the conversation. “I have been failing myself and my people by foisting the responsibility of running the city on to other people. Today, I was reminded that allowing others to run my life could only lead me to ruin. Not that I think my counselors don’t have my best intentions in mind, of course,” he qualified his statement as a few frowns appeared on the faces around him. “I simply think that it is time to start making this into a safe, secure settlement.”
