A serpent in our midst

Sirius frowned thoughtfully at her question, despite the steadiness of her tone, he knew she wasn’t sure what path to take. “What he wants matters less - Do you want him gone, or do you want him to fall in line? If he leaves, he could still come back to cause us trouble later. If he is under our eye, we can mitigate the damage. Of course, if he does not want to fall in line retraining him might be very difficult” he didn’t give the indelicate suggestion of a way to permanently remove the issue. He was still her brother after all.

He praised his questions as much as thought-provoking ideas as he could. He did not want her to lean more heavily on one idea then another because it was his suggestion. This was her pack, and the future of it depended on her.