When the sages meet, we make the vote: a leader for the council? Or same council they had before? There's a tie between the sages, they can't come to a consensus, and so they ask the representatives of the ruby (the group of pathfinders) to vote. Bárbara then starts becoming more ambitious than ever and she incites her group to vote for the council to have a leader.
The party however is divided, and as such the tie remains, which leads the GM to roll the die, which determines that there is going to be a leader. Without hesitation, Bárbara proposes herself as a fair ruler and defender of the interests of this council (at this point, I should note that there wasn't anyone from Osirion faction in the party). Every other member of the council votes for himself, of course, and again the group of pathfinders is divided. While some see in Bárbara the stalwart defender that pushed the giant snake away from their party to keep them safe, others saw themselves as more suited for the position, given their speech abilities. Being that the majority was for Bárbara, the GM considered her as a valid applicant, and roled to decide for the leader.
And as you have guessed, Bárbara Inqvist is henceforth the leader of the council.
