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It was not the time to explain to Whittier the desire to change his name to one that befit him more than Jorunn. Later, the Viking told himself. Later, he would seek to catch up with his brother — regardless of what happened here and now — now Whittier had done something to upset Caiaphas so and Kjalarr had been fortunate enough to intercept. Whittier apologized to Caiaphas, informing Kjalarr as to why Caiaphas had been so angry to begin with, the puzzle pieces falling into place in an 'ah' moment. Kjalarr hesitated, knowing that in all aspects he agreed with Caiaphas' ire. Trespassers — or wolves that he deemed to close to Saltwinter's borders — wasn't something that the Norseman tolerated himself. To tresspass was to bring death upon one's head, and to be too close was to invite aggression. This created something of a dilemma for Kjalarr who did not stand to face with a stranger but one of his brothers. Obviously, harming his brother was inherently out of the question for Kjalarr.

Whittier asked if he could stay instead of leave and to Kjalarr's immense surprise Caiaphas spoke that it was his call to make. Kjalarr stole a glance at his sea witch queen before, slowly, his eyes slid back to Whittier, sizing him up. They weren't kids anymore, and though he (and Pasha) had been in charge of looking out for Whittier when they'd been sent to track the bears (the thought of the giant beasts made Kjalarr's scarred muzzle ache with a phantom pain) he was a man now. Still soft but hefty. With the right training Kjalarr didn't doubt he could be a heavy brawler. Whittier wasn't useless and Kjalarr saw a potential in his brother — a potential he'd always seen.

Kjalarr was silent for a few moments, weighing his decision heavily. He trusted that Whittier would pull his own weight and be a contributing member of Saltwinter. “He can join us,” Kjalarr decided aloud, addressing both his brother and his queen. “but as punishment for straying too close to our borders he will run patrols with me and help me scavenge what we can for the caches.” A way for Kjalarr to catch up with him; but Kjalarr was all about hard labor and felt that putting Whittier through his paces would allow him to work off his punishment instead of actually bearing it (unless Kjalarr's "hard labor" proved to be a form of punishment?).