Pack Structure Explained with Intelligence.
*cough*
Thanks to
Ambur asking me what I think makes a
healthy structure for a successful pack, I’ve been giving this some thought. At
first, I just kind of went with, ‘Well, the Holloway Pack is the Holloway Pack,
and they just sorta turned out that way.’ But then, upon berating myself for
such a half-a$$ed answer, I started to realise exactly how much more there actually
was to them.
You see, Jem
aside because she’s just the sweet-smelling icing on their wolf-cake, the
Holloway Pack does consist of
recognisable components.
So, let’s
take a look at those.
Number 1: The Leader
What makes a
good Leader? Someone who knows how to
boss about, rule with a fist of iron, and terrorise others into doing his
bidding?
No, of
course not. A good Leader is more
likely to be followed if he has a willingness to listen, to absorb and adopt
the input of his team, to empathise and make each member of his team matter,
and he also the ability to control with request rather command.
Number 2: Confidante
Every pack Leader needs his Confidante. The one member he knows he can discuss delicate
situations with. The one member he can admit to that he has no idea what he’s
doing without feeling as though he is admitting a weakness. And a pack Confidante will never be afraid to let
the leader know when he’s steering his pack wrong.
Number 3: The Muscle
Yeah, there
has to be a pack Muscle. The one who
believes it’s his job to protect all those close to him no matter the costs.
Does this
make him a hothead, though?
Well, yes
and no.
Yes, in that
he can get pretty damn mad when he needs to and, dude, you had better watch out if you’re the cause. And no, because
I’m pretty sure that madness could be reined if, if the pack muscle would be so
inclined.
And he’s
hot. Always the hot one. ;)
Number 4: The Witty Sidekick
Just as a
pack Leader needs his Confidante, every pack Muscle needs his Witty Sidekick. The one he can be assured will stand by his side
when admonishment is dished out for those moments where madness beats
rationality. He’s also the one who stops the pack muscle—who takes his job very
seriously—from being too serious. Very important component for balance.
Number 5: The Quiet One
Yeah, there’s
always a Quiet One. The dude in the
sidelines who no one can quite get a handle on because his personality mostly
stays just below the surface.
Well, you
know what they say about the quiet ones, dontcha?
Those are
the ones you gotta watch.
Number 6: The Romantic
Well,
someone has to be loved up and ‘deep’, otherwise it’ll end up all brash and
brawl and no kissy-kissy. And I’m a woman. I need my fix. Which means someone,
somewhere, has to provide that. Hence The
Romantic. Because, whilst he may not always say the right thing, and he will most
definitely mess up on occasion, it’s
obvious he loves his female with a passion and would kill to protect her.
Number 7: Ah, yes, The Tim-Nice-But-Dim
Often there
is one who’s spent his life being fussed over. Who’s been shown favouritism.
Treated as though he needs molly-coddling because ... well, maybe he does. And
whilst he can undoubtedly hold his own when need be, he is inbred with a deep
naivety that means he’s often a step behind the rest of the crowd.
The result?
Mothers
worldwide want to hug him to their bosom. And young females everywhere want his
body because they know there’s little chance he’ll bore them with intellectual
talk when they could just be getting down to business.
Because, no
matter how much he might appear clueless, folk just love him for it.
And there we have. The extremely dissected
components of a successful pack (heh).
So ... which number applies to whom, do you
think? More so, which number would apply to
you?
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About Resonance:
Guilt is a heavy burden for the one carrying it.
Jem Stonehouse is no exception to this rule.
What if she’d acted sooner? What if she’d fully recognised the threat? What if she hadn’t allowed the male pack members to head into the witches’ ambush?
For one, youngest pack member Josh Larsen wouldn’t be trapped in the sleep of the dead.
Now, Jem is convinced it’s her job to bring him back to life no matter what it takes— learning more about her heritage, risking pack exposure, or travelling to places she couldn’t have imagined possible.
Even if the journey endangers her soul.
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About the Author, J.A. Belfield:
I just love getting little insider details about the pack mentality! :D
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