“Fuck, Alaric, be careful,” Eivind snarled when Blue cried out. He was already shaking, and he thought maybe they should have waited a little longer for the tea to make some sort of difference. The situation was stressful enough without watching Blue have to endure even more.<br/><br/>“This'll be the worst of it,” Eivind promised, “It will get better from here.”<br/><br/>Blue was talking again, telling them how he'd earned that wound in particular. Alaric had even shut up and kept any comments to himself as he was finished up. Eivind thought that was a wise move on his part. No one had seen the older werewolf act the way he was acting, so it was a curious thing, Eivind acting like he actually cared about something enough to want to protect it.<br/><br/>“Lofgren isn't well known for his compassion or regard for humans,” Alaric agreed. Likely if not for the other wolf, he doubted Blue would have survived at all. “There usually isn't place for them among us at all,” he added, and looked up to stare hard at Eivind, who only stared unphased back at him. Alaric was trying to cut away some of the dead tissue, but it was hard to do without the right tools, on a body that was shaking like a leaf.<br/><br/>“This is impossible,” Alaric said, “There's only so much I can do here, and this place is so fucking filthy it's highly unlikely it's going to matter.”<br/><br/>“We can have someone bring one of the cars, but the nearest road is still miles,” Synnove suggested, but there was still the process of getting him there. Eivind nodded, thinking that seemed sensible.<br/><br/>“Not tonight. We've done enough,” Eivind told them, already hating the way his gut tightened at seeing his mate in so much pain. He didn't think he'd be able to tolerate any more, and Blue was the one having to endure it. Alaric removed the blanket he'd made a mess off, and Eivind shifted Blue as he did so but the one beneath didn't look much cleaner that anyone could tell.<br/><br/>“We're going to have to hunt tonight. I'll try to catch us something so that he might have more than whatever they've been giving him.. It quite obviously hasn't been enough,” Synnove commented. Eivind nodded, and relaxed a little against the wall, Blue still slumped against him awkwardly. “I'll talk with Sieger,” she added before leaving, taking her brother with her. That left Eivind and Blue alone, and the elder feeling drained and overwhelmed.<br/><br/>“In the coming weeks I promise this will all just seem like a nightmare. You won't ever have to see any of them again. You probably do have a lot of questions, but now isn't the time. I know you have no reason to trust me, but everything will be made clear soon.” Eivind honestly didn't want to get into it just then. It seemed a long and daunting conversation. The concept of predestined mated pairs was foreign to humans, and there were many more complications than just that. Sieger mostly likely still wanted him dead. Blue had no loyalty to them either, and most likely couldn't be trusted. Eivind knew there would be a lot of mixed feelings, and many not so in their favor. Even less if Blue proved to be uncooperative.