<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Sig was covering the same ground he already had and Blue was starting to fret. It was true that he wasn't the most capable tracker, at least looking for something specific. He was more an opportunist, but it got him fed just fine most of the time. This was different though. They needed to find Eivind and Blue's desperation to do so was palpable. He called him over eventually, touching the top of his neck while he hung his head in defeat. Blue pointed out something he'd obviously been doing, stating that even if it didn't seem right they aught to check it out. It wouldn't hurt. They were, after all, exhausting all other options in their current location. Why he might have gone that way Sig wasn't sure but Blue asked that he try to find out.<br/>
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Sig padded off, Blue not far behind. He knew this had to be exhausting for the human but he wasn't going to stop until he physically couldn't go another step or until they found Eivind. Sig preferred the latter. It wasn't any more distinct to him up towards the mountain, just that it was an area they hadn't covered yet. If anything Eivind's scent was thicker in the forest but Sig tried to work with what he could get. Eventually though Sig did catch wind of something else that was curious. He shifted back to make communication easier.<br/>
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"There was another wolf, I think." Different from Eivind's scent but it seemed to him like they both followed the same path. "Either Eivind following it, or it following Eivind." There was no way to tell which, only to follow it along. He helped Blue navigate, between the two of them picking across the incline. Not so steep yet, but Sig was not overly fond of altitudes. Eventually the two scents diverged and Sig halted abruptly, once again trying to figure what happened.<br/>
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"Well, the other one went off that way," Sig said, motioning up and to the right. It was rockier now, steeper, and more difficult to climb. There were rake marks across the surface, indicated a wide open gait. Sig pointed this out as well. Some sort of chase, and then there was the smell of blood. The smaller wolf looked to Blue uneasily, unsure if he should tell him. It would be obvious anyway soon enough. They kept going up, the blood easier and more distinct to follow where they came to the point Eivind had lost footing and scraped himself bloody. There was tufts of rich brown fur as well but nothing to indicate a brawl.<br/>
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"Scrapes, that's all. I don't think the Eivind made contact with the other wolf. There would be two sets of blood patterns if that was the case," Sig pointed out, his turn to try and keep Blue calm. It still didn't explain why he wasn't home, or which way he'd gone when he's skidded partway down the mountain. "He might just be resting somewhere. This might be the time to fire the gun," Sig suggested.<br/>
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"We'll keep looking. I know we have to be close," Sig assured, just trying to piece the rest of it back together. "Be careful though. Go slow, and take it easy." There were too many hidden death traps waiting for them in the mountain. He just hoped that Eivind hadn't fallen into one.<br/>
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Eivind managed to tie off the wound but that would only help to slow the bleeding. Movement opened it again when it clotted, but the wolf wanted out. He knew he was trapped and he knew survivability wasn't high for prolonged periods of time given what he had to work with. No food, no water, and it was downright chilly at night. All things he could deal with individually, especially the chill, but not on few reserves and blood-loss on top of that. He felt he had a better chance of climbing out in his human form but there was risk there as well. Slipped again did nothing for him and he realized quickly that he needed to conserve energy and think. He'd analyze every handhold and try to map something out.<br/>
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It all took effort, even just concentration, and with another failed attempt at climbing out, Eivind was rapidly declining. Another twenty four hours after that he was resting, thinking it unlikely he would climb out if he hadn't done so already when he was stronger. The wound in his thigh had been left to fester and he didn't see it getting better just of his own sheer force of will. He'd told Alaric and Synnove to keep Blue put. He had no business running around in the forest without him, so he wasn't imagining anyone would be coming to his aid. It would take more than a few days for someone to come looking for him and if Eivind didn't figure it out soon all they would find was a corpse.</span></span>