Eivind wished Blue would keep his answers short and vague, or claim he didn't know how he felt, but of course, he spoke freely. He flinched when the first words out of Blue's mouth was that he didn't believe he had a place with them. He gave his reasons, and while they were valid, the pack likely felt the same way in regards to Blue. Neither had a reason to trust the other, though some of the wolves were decidedly on Blue's side.<br/><br/>“Blue, that's not true at all. You're not without skill and talent of your own, and there's plenty more that you can learn; things that I can teach you. Not all of us fight. It's always been that way, and he's more an asset than not having him around at all. Especially considering I'm not going to take this sitting down. You know what it will come to if you decide. How many do you think it would take before someone could bring me down?” Eivind warned, knowing that it would put them at a loss either way. He was staring straight at Sieger even as he was glaring towards the both of them.<br/><br/>Blue drew it back around to their relationship, and Eivind was a little surprised. Blue wasn't rejecting the partnership at all like he'd half expected, so there was that at least. His expression softened at least when it fell onto Blue, but it didn't seem like his words were making much difference as far as Sieger was concerned.<br/><br/>“I don't see why you had me patch him up if we were going to just go through this all over again,” Alaric grumbled, exchanging a look with his sister. She shook her head slightly, and he made a noise of annoyance.<br/><br/>“I'm not going to sit here and pretend we don't all know exactly what Sieger is thinking. He wants the kid dead, and nothing he was going to say was going to change that from the second he walked in here. Blue's right. This whole thing is bullshit,” Alaric added, waiting for Sieger to get on with his decision.<br/><br/>“Maybe if it was you, Alaric, and not Eivind we were dealing with, I'd be more inclined to hear him out. As it stands, he's only ever been motivated by selfish reasons, so how can I believe he'll do right by the pack?” Sieger finally said. Eivind came forward to slam his fists on the table. The glasses of water sitting atop it rattled, but Sieger didn't flinch.<br/><br/>“I don't agree with you on this, Seiger,” Synnove spoke simply. “You don't have to listen, if you don't want to. You're giving us little choice, and I saw this ending one of two ways. Either Blue would be allowed to stay, given the same freedom and safety as every member of our pack, or he would leave with Eivind.” Sieger scoffed at her words.<br/><br/>“There are plenty more options than that,” the alpha spoke flippantly.<br/><br/>“<i>No,</i>” Synnove shook her head. “There aren't. I'll go with Eivind, if you press my hand. So you have two options to pick from, Sieger. Make a god damned choice.” There was tension between the mated pair, but Synnove knew him enough that he wouldn't fight her physically if she decided to protect Blue. Eivind, most likely, but to go through the handful of those that were in favor of Blue staying would end up being more trouble than it was worth.<br/><br/>“You manipulative bitch,” Sieger growled, but she had him, and she knew it. Eivind was a little shocked, but she'd made it clear that he wouldn't have to defend Blue on his own. They were still his pack, even if they were not all acting as one unit in that moment. He settled a little, and he was thinking perhaps the best thing to do would be able to take Blue, and to be gone the first chance he got.<br/><br/>“Okay, Synnove, you'll have your way, but if he stays here with his life, there will be conditions.”<br/><br/>Synnove nodded her head and dread settled over Eivind like a cloud.<br/><br/>“Eivind will have to keep him here, and rightfully in his place. They'll have to actually complete a mating, instead of whatever is it they're doing now. It will be proof enough of his sincerity to want to live in peace with Eivind,” Sieger decided. He wasn't finished, but Eivind interrupted him.<br/><br/>“No,” he snarled.<br/><br/>“No, you don't think you'll be able to figure it out?” Sieger's words caused Freyr to snicker.<br/><br/>“No, as in I'll damn well complete the mating ritual on my own time.”<br/><br/>“Wolves don't wait. If Blue wants to play with werewolves, he needs to commit fully. It's ridiculous. If you two want to be a mated pair, then damn well act like it!” Sieger shot back, already irritated Synnove hadn't sided with him.<br/><br/>“No one tells you when to fuck Synnove, and you've no business telling me what to do in regards to Blue.” It would have been an easy thing to resolve himself to this, and to explain to Blue it was the only way. He didn't imagine the young man would forgive him, even if they discussed it and Blue agreed it was the easier option. Eivind didn't want their first time together to be that way.<br/><br/>“What is the issue? Do you not want him?” Sieger demanded.<br/><br/>“It doesn't matter only what I want, and I'm not going to force him to do anything,” Eivind decided stubbornly.<br/><br/>“One more time probably won't make so much difference, really,” Sieger shrugged.<br/><br/>Eivind came over the table at him in a fraction of a second. He knocked Sieger back, and the chair collapsed and broke beneath the force. Sieger's scull had cracked back against the tile, and Eivind had got in a few solid blows before the alpha came to his senses, and the two males were duking it out with fists. It had been Eivind's breaking point, the tension reaching a level that couldn't be ignored. Most got out of the way of the two, Synnove pulled Blue back as Sieger slammed Eivind back into the table, but she didn't seem worried even as crushing blows landed. She did seem to care her home was being destroyed. It would be good for the two of them to get it out of their system though, and for Sieger to know how deadly serious Eivind was.<br/><br/>The two males were closely matched, and it ended in a stalemate more than anything. Both were bloody, and would be bruised, and it didn't seem like the issue had really been resolved. Eivind had gone to Blue after he and Sieger had separated, still furious, to lead him away from the others.<br/><br/>“I don't want to hear the rest of your conditions,” he spat over his shoulder, leaving Sieger equally fuming.