Whelp
If i abuse you simply to satisfy a political manoeuvre, then i will forsake any natural right to lead. adlet will no doubt find another way to overthrow me, but it won't even matter... because i won't be the legitimate pack leader any more.
Antithesis, Lord Shaden's webs
The trio was in the planning room once again, but for once, they were not discussing the political maneuverings of the family.
Hunted: Chapter 3
He sometimes wished he could be like a chieftain of old, without all this political maneuvering. sighing, he supposed that even back then there would be people like the lord and lady of sibbald.
Dalkorrd's Fall pt1 (AU)
Now though, he was free to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, no more war meetings, no more political maneuverings, or constantly having to watch his back.
Wayward Warrior
That was the bit of political maneuvering that had been so arcane that it had been left unobstructed in modern law. vahn took one last breath, looking up at the cliff face behind him.
Webbed Together
He'd had to use a lot of favors and political maneuvering to deal with arrur.
"Scribe" Chapter 34
._ “scribe" by kellan meig'h chapter thirty-four “political maneuvering" jeffrey and na'krista were in their master suite bathroom, taking care of some incidental happenings from the night before.
Interrogation
Faulren wasn't exactly supported by them - they'd learned their lesson decades ago after their early attempts at galactic conquest nearly got them eradicated, and since then they had eschewed the warlike tendencies of their forebears for the typical political maneuvering
The Storm Wolf: Gathering Clouds - chapter 3 Hermit - 3.1
I’d been insanely busy—repeatedly getting knocked down by master field, reciting every tiny structure of my body from memory only rely on snow’s simple-minded persistence, struggling through complex schemes and political maneuvering, and trying to build my
Hubris and Modernity
Ultimately, his theorizing, his commitment, political maneuvering, plotting, and passion,would mean nothing.
The Princess Canine: Chapter 1: Auditions
It was a variant feint of the political maneuvering that the royal fox lineage performed time and time again. attack their opponent from two different directions. the wolf prince countered first the brother, and then the suitor fox.
The Legions United in the Loss 3
He was the one who, through political maneuvering, had sown discord even in the united legion while the commander was down. the commander had earned a nasty scar on his chest from the betrayal. from being shot at by that dastardly old charr.