I think some of them think you will become a tool of the council, but most of them were just worried about giving so much authority to an unknown witch.” “Then how can you make such a sweeping statement?” Ingrid asked, aghast. “Because Leonard got up and spoke at length about Melody's integrity. The short version was that if more witches were like her, then half the problems in witching society would be non-existent, and the Archenon Wars would likely never have happened.”

