Faolan studies the other man's face and tries to determine just exactly what he means by the question. Because he knows that he means more than what there is at face value. A lot of conversations with the other man are like that, after all.

After a long moment, he nods. "I am," he replies. "Whatever you might think of me, whatever the rest of them do as well, I am faction leader here. I need to talk it over with a few people first, maybe bring it to the faction as a whole, but. If the clan decides that it's the direction they want to take, then I will do my best to see it happen."