fallen and swept aside [IC Joining]

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"Then why did you not fix your mistake when she first asked you too, hmm?" Ragnar inquired tired of hearing that same song in dance. I didn't mean to trespass or his other personal favorite with great sarcasm implied I didn't realize I was trespassing. No. They were a well established pack, large in numbers, patrols ran along the borders often and they were always freshly marked. Suffice it to say Ragnar was having a hard time believing this man before him, lip curling back to expose his teeth in his displeasure. As a creature well used to using deception he did not trust words because he knew how easily they were twisted to fit the needs. Stavanger Bay was not so desperate as to accept anyone that came their way and frankly Ragnar had never agreed with that notion, anyway. He demanded respect of his subordinates — not just to himself but to every member of the pack as well. If there wasn't order in a hierarchy it would fall and the fact that he had seemed from what Ragnar had heard right before he had appeared that the man before them had had no intentions of listening to Thistle until Ragnar showed up and the scarred Scandinavian let out a rumbling growl when Thistle accepted the male's apology. "Words are empty until they are proven by action," Ragnar spoke glimpsing at Thistle as she moved from his side allowing him to take over. It released some of the tension within his chest for it would be easier to protect her if he needed too. He did not know this male, did not trust this male and so therefore he could not pretend to know anything about his intentions. Eyes of Caribbean ice narrowed as his black, leathery nostrils flared at the expel of his breath. Thistle might have accepted his apology but Ragnar didn't for the time being; he did not repeat the question Thistle had asked instead letting it hang in the air between them for a few moments before he added coolly, "I will listen because I am the Jarl and that is my job," it went without saying that beyond that, however, his judgment and decision was free game.