Surprise rose the Viking’s eyebrows when the other male admitted that he had been hoping to cross paths with him — it was not often wolves made it a point to find him; usually for good reason. He tended to …intimidate even if, most of the time, it really wasn’t intentional on the platinum silver Viking’s part. It tended to just happen, though Ragnar was far from finding it insulting. “That is unusual,” Ragnar observed. Of course he was the pack’s Beta but Pump would be the one they would wish to go too if they needed some sort of ultimate decision made. It had been understood by Ragnar for accepting her Second in Command position after vying for it for so long that while he had an opinion he did not have the weight to pull when it came to decision making (except for accepting new members). Aside from that all he was allowed to do was to council and hope that Pump agreed with him, or at least considered his point of view on whatever matter the situation brought to them. It was a gentle kick in the teeth as a reminder that they were not equal partners and though Ragnar did not like submissiveness he conceded because he had a family to think of; because it was a way to keep what he wanted — which at the moment he was satisfied with.
The only other reason Ragnar could potentially fathom anyone seeking him out was if they wished to, too, be a warden. He was the Head Warden of the Ridge and with that fell into the task of coordinating and generally keeping his eye on them, occasionally training if necessary. One day, his children would join him on patrols and he would teach them the things they would need to know in order to protect their home, family, and pack mates. This, it would seem, from Surra’s words, was not the case, either. It occurred to Ragnar then that perhaps this man had just sought him out to familiarize himself with the ‘muscle’ of the leadership, because while he was not an equal partner Ragnar was still a leader and was as equally as important as Pump. It might be Ragnar’s influence, one day, that saved someone or whatever. It was hypothetical but it was the only thing Ragnar could conclude too since Surra spoke about not having any skill that he pursued actively. He spoke of hunting and fighting — both of which were useful — but then spoke that he did not know much of healing. Of course, he left a wide variety of Trades they had available out, though Ragnar played with the consideration that Surra might not have been aware of them.
“If you seek to learn the art of healing I can direct you to my wife but it will be a while before she is available to teach,” Ragnar warned, eyes holding his severity on the manner. He would not have her running ragged when her first priority should be their newborn children. “She is to give birth at any time, now. Until they can begin to eat meat and are not so dependant on her alone she is out of commission.” He would fight the entire pack on it, if need be. “Once she is available to begin teaching I am sure she will be happy to teach anyone who is willing to learn.’ Ragnar was confident enough on that to speak for his wife. He could not see her turning away any wolf eager to learn her Trade; she was not that kind of woman. “There are many trades, skills, than just hunting, fighting and healing,” Ragnar had finally learned them all and supposed that all of them were supposed to be useful (though his mind was made up on if he found ’Naturalist’ to be useful or insulting given his beliefs).
