Along the Bridge

"Was the senior at the center the sect leader?" Alex asked as he and Gan Murong left the building.

"No," Gan Murong explained. "The Frozen Heart sect has no sect leader. We have the 9 elders who collectively make decisions for the sect."

"Oh," Alex was surprised, to say the least. "She was the one talking and asking the questions, so I assumed she was the one with the most power there."

"In a sense, she does," Gan Murong explained. "In the Frozen Heart sect, there must always be the 9 elders who are known as the Frozen Elders. They are the highest authority in the sect."

"Whenever an elder gets too old or wishes to no longer be a Frozen Elder, another normal elder is elevated to the post of the Frozen Elder."