I have no problem of Aredal leading. He would never say he is a leader though. It's just that his naturally charming demeanor makes others want to do as he says. If he was more selfish man he would use this to his advantage, but Aredal always thinks about other's good before his own. Well he has cha and wis both 17 so I hope I'm doing well playing those in believable manner.
And this last post got me seeing him as a young man who unintentionally charms all the young women in the town but unfortunately for himself he fails to see this since he has never understood the ways of love. Afterall, he is young, charming and goodlooking man who treats even the peasant-girls as if they were royal, he just doesn't understand that this makes them fall for him. So eventhough he has high wis, he has some faults in that manner too.