She laughs a little, a tired sort of laugh. "Sharers are of many minds, and not all think the same way. I certainly have to work to help us find a way to share a consensus on more difficult topics. If I have shared good advice in the past, some may listen to me on that alone, but no one is required to agree with me. That is the purpose of a Gathering, though. Any sister with her selfname may choose to speak, and we share speech until we agree. Sometimes," she admits, "it takes many Gatherings to agree on something."
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