It ain't good enough to try and not succeed

"Your views are very much like my own," Pump said at the end of Ragnar's speech. She had done raids in the past as a lone wolf and as a part of group of stragglers fighting for survival and wasn't above doing that again, in case it was needed. Life was not fair, it was all about, who bested whom. She hardly saw any use in alliances, since there was a mountain ridge between their territories and the neighboring pack. She didn't know anyone there and wasn't going to change the situation in near future either. As long as they didn't trespass their hunting grounds and territory, she didn't care about them at all.

"I do not want to share leadership - I enjoy the role of being a queen quite a lot myself," she decided that it was better to be straightforward of what she needed and expected to gain from Ragnar. "However, I need a person that can fill certain gaps, which I can't," it didn't come easy for her to admit that she had a weakness. "I am not a warrior, but strong wolves with knowledge of battle is, what we need here," the bear incident had taught her a valuable lesson. "There will be more enemies invading our lands, endangering us and I want us all to be prepared, to be organized and ready to fight and defend our home and... family."

"You have that experience and skills, therefore I offer you to become my second in command, deal with matters regarding our safety, train and test our newcomers as well as the new generation that is to come," she said. "I would still be in charge of making decisions for the greater good for us, however, your opinion will always be regarded as valuable and considered," she was willing to listen and learn from the white beast, because he had much to offer and some of his ideas could help the pack grow and become strong. "This is as much as I can offer you for now," but work hard, impress me and you will be rewarded.