Aarne's curiosity is rooted in his own experiences where hearing another speak their views has a potential to be beneficial. His beliefs align closely with whatever god or spirit a person needed being there, so he saw no direct conflict himself. "Most of my people were forced to Christianize and abandon our culture. I'm always looking for ways to stop it from continuing to the few who are left with the old ways."

After listening to the answer he merely shrugs. "Our beliefs differ but your dead have a different purpose than ours."

That was ok with Aarne. Some of the questioning was more curiosity since he spent most of his life among Christians with little contact to anyone but his own family.

The final questions though he has to consider for a time. He's thinking through how each came to be known to him or others. Again he's find there isn't a clean and clear answer with one way to explain everything. "Sometimes."

It was the best answer he had when he first tried to tackle these questions. "Maderakka and her husband, Ukko, protect us because of the life we have; man, woman or child. We're named for an ancestor and inherit their animal guide as they got it from the person they were named for before them."

That took care of two that come at birth, or with life changes that are easy for anyone to see. Others needed more in depth insight into a person. "Any others can come from their own interest in us or from a noaidi calling for aid or a person can by finding their sacred spaces. They may come and go or stay for a lifetime. A noaidi saw that my spirit called the reindeer but everyone could see Tiermes had come to teach me when I picked up the drum when I was a child."