[ If that made her feel better then she'll love the thin, sardonic smile at mention of the favor Flint's so graciously doing them by not publicizing his plan to the company in advance and staging a spontaneous popularity contest he clearly believes he'd win. If they were in her office, this would be the moment she'd drink. ]

Rowntree is the obvious choice, given his term as Captain and his experience. A mage will be popular and he's capable of professionalism. Barring disaster, we could make it official in a month or so, with as much or as little explanation as proves necessary.