<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Eivind didn't have the energy to keep switching forms. There would come a point where it just failed him and while it would have been beneficial to have a full coat, he felt his only chance of getting out was to climb out with the more dexterous hands of a man. When he was too tired to try he rested and tried to weave together any of the plant life he could find which consisted mostly of a handful of stiff vines. He'd used this to tie off the bleeding in his thigh but there wasn't enough of it to do much with, and even if there was if he actually constructed he wasn't sure how he was going to use it to get out. They were better used for climbing down, not out.<br/>
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It was something to pass the time. Left to his own thoughts and knowing he was trapped, unable to get back to Blue would only drive him mad. He didn't want to think about what happened when his body failed him completely and he left Blue to figure things out on his own. It wasn't an option. He'd waited this long for his mate and he needed to find a way back to him.<br/>
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Eivind was resting, though not sleeping when he heard the shot. Being he was half delirious at that point he couldn't guage distance. Not that he probably could where he was at. Sound did funny things inside the mountain. He could only hope in this case it would work in his favor to carry sound should someone be looking for him. He could only guess who given that the sound had definitely been his rifle. Either he was hearing things or Blue was looking for him. The idea was alarming, Blue being out there potentially alone. It spiked his adrenaline enough that he was able to conjure some energy to get up and shout Blue's name. The first time had been weak, his throat dry. It hadn't rained though he'd been hopeful. The thirst was probably the worst of it. He swallowed a few times, trying to moisten his throat before giving it another go, this time louder. He wasn't sure how the noise bounced off the mountains and the sides of the cavern he was in, but he had to try. <br/>
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Sig had gone back to his wolf after Blue had mentioned howling. He wasn't sure if Eivind was capable, but maybe if he could hear Sig at least he'd know they were close. The gunshot was soon followed by a long piercing howl. There was a sense of urgency within the noise. Sig knew they needed to track Eivind down quickly otherwise odds would increase at finding an undesirable outcome. <br/>
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Sig padded along, listening, trying to figure out where he'd gone and trying to pick up on a scent somewhere. Nothing fresh stood out to him when he raised his head and scented the wind. That meant Eivind either wasn't close by, he was downwind of them, or he was somewhere the wind didn't carry. A cave somewhere, perhaps. Sig started to investigate some of the nooks and crannies he could find along the mountainside, ideally hoping to find a makeshift little camp.<br/>
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Eivind had heard the wolf and he recognized the sound. Blue wasn't alone at least, but just out there with Sig. He wasn't sure how he felt about that any more than him being alone but it was something. They were looking for him. He just needed to show them how to find him.<br/>
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"I hear you, you bastard!" Eivind shouted back, frustrated and exhausted. "Sig! I fucking hear you! Blue!" He rain fists down against the surrounding stone and collapsed back onto his ass, hissing at the pain shooting up his thigh.<br/>
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Sig's ears had perked. There was something there. Maybe only an animal but worth a try. Blue made it obvious they couldn't leave anything unexplored and he went off in that direction. Whatever it was had stopped moving and gone silent and Sig was about ready to turn back when he lost footing on a sudden slope, sending him skidding a few feet but that was when the crevice, hidden away from most vantage points, became visible. Footing was precarious and Sig was splayed out carefully, trying to get close enough to get his nose pointed down into it. He let out a low whine, both to call down and to signal something of note to Blue.<br/>
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"Fuck, <i>fuck</i>," he heard shortly after, unmistakably Eivind.</span></span>