Ankyra Sound Amongst the waves

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Her continued submission did not go unappreciated by the viking. He might not have ruled Saltwinter but he was it's Delta and seeing as how she was neither Caiaphas nor Rosalyn, instead being a lone wolf with no rank to speak of, he was higher ranking than her and deserved (he believed) every ounce of respect that she would give Caiaphas. Hierarchy was a rigid thing to Kjalarr, he needed the strict regime simply because if he ever led some day it was such that he would adhere to. It was fluid but dominance was extremely important to him — as it'd been since he'd been old enough to assert it. The loner spoke that she could fill caches, no doubt a wolf they could likely use in their ranks from the seeming willingness to hunt, and that she was another number in time of conflict. For a moment Kjalarr's thoughts flickered to that pirate pack what did they call themselves? Bonechewers. For the time being things had appeared to be quiet but if the tentative peace would last for Donnelaith and Saltwinter Kjalarr could not say and would not firstly assume.

For a long stretch of moments Kjalarr was silent, processing what she'd spoken, his attention diverting to Caiaphas when she drew to his side. Upon her arrival, the viking's posture lowered to physically acknowledge the coy wolf at his side as his superior, but she did not interrupt nor did she dismiss him and so he felt it safe to continue. “We could use another to help in the filling of our caches and another set of vigilant eyes upon the borders,” They were a disconnected motley crew of wolves, meant to only be a temporary pack to survive the winter, and with Spring upon them Kjalarr wondered if Caiaphas intended to remain and build Saltwinter into something permanent or see them disbanded. Whatever she decided, she had the viking's unwavering loyalty and he intended to remain. “but every wolf can hunt and protect, fight even. That is all expected. Are there any other specialties you have? Any you are willing to learn?” He wasn't really sure what Caiaphas looked for in her wolves and he'd never actually apprehended wolves at the borders before. He stuck to questions that he thought were important, things that he would want to know and tried to keep his inexperience as discreet as he could by masking it would a razor edged and stoic confidence.