"It's obvious," you tell her. "I will lead us."
"That is your right," she concedes, "but there may be those who would challenge you down the line, and I would so hate to see your birthright usurped from you. Now, I am a woman of great knowledge and experience—greater than Kral and Seramet, and certainly greater than that new arrival of yours. I have become accustomed to a certain degree of privilege and"—she gestures to the luxurious interior of her yurt—"elegance, you might say, under my brother's leadership, in exchange for advice and for delivering a word to the ears of the right people at the right time. I trust that such a beneficial relationship would be allowed to continue and to prosper under your own rule?"