<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2a/16ed363834fcf887f848909a62569a34.jpg)</div>Ragnar suppressed as a smile as he heard the lookout call the arrival of the wind. He knew how eager the crew had been to set out, and how annoying the wind falling away had been. He'd given it time enough to come back on it's own, but since it seemed disinclined to do so, he'd taken his seax and carved<em>nod</em>, calling on the wights of the sea to send the wind to them.<br/><br/>He resolved to make an offering to them at sunset, in thanks for a good wind. For now, the captain was calling, and as one of the helmsmen, his place was on deck. Arriving on the quarterdeck he nodded to Lea and gave a fist against chest salute to Kate. "Captain," he said, waiting for the others to arrive and see what would be happening.