<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Blue's body responded to his easy movements, but he could really hear the moment his lover woke fully and processed what was going on. He reacted positively, his body likely responding reflexively to their connection, something Eivind hoped Blue possessed even as a human. Eivind knew he felt it, something almost tangible now leading his actions in sync with his own, and his mate's desires. There was no reason to speak at all, both males groggy and simply enjoying themselves when no direction was needed.<br/>
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They found release together, sticky and locked. Eivind fell asleep with his hand tucked against Blue's groin, to encourage his hips to stay flush with his own. He didn't want them pulling on one another while they slept few another few hours.<br/>
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Blue woke before him, Eivind content to laze around after all the stress they'd put themselves through. Nothing was so urgent that it couldn't wait. All he wanted to do was lay around with a freshly mated Blue, and he peeked as he felt himself slip out of him, but closed his eyes again after, rolling onto his back. They were a mess. Blue's latest release was dried over his hand, and he could only imagine the state of Blue's thighs. He smiled at the thought, listening to the young man shuffle about in a semi-awake state.<br/>
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Eivind shot up with Blue's shouting, wondering what was wrong and what could have possibly incensed his young lover so. Alarmed, Eivind went over to him, hand reaching for Blue to sooth his temper in some way. He looked around the cave, seeing the contents of their pack strewn about, frowning.<br/>
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“What are you looking for?” Eivind inquired. “You should have woke me. I can help you.”<br/>
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Eivind could see frustration in every line of Blue's body, and he tugged him close, though saw the way he winced paired with his breathing.<br/>
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“Oh,” Eivind said in understanding, feeling immediately remorseful that perhaps he'd been too rough with Blue during the night. “I'm sorry,” he said, frowning, and kissing Blue's cheek.<br/>
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“You can't find the pain pills?” he asked, trying to think about the next course of action when Blue told him that he couldn't. “Stay here. I'm going to go follow our path and look.” It was unlikely that he'd find them, but it was worth it to check. He didn't want Blue abusing the pills, but he didn't want him in pain either. Eivind obscured the entrance to their cave even more, so if anything wandered upon it they'd likely just see brush and move along. Eivind dropped down into his wolf form, searching for anything that had Blue's scent. He followed the path they'd carved out easily enough, but found nothing leading all the way back up to the river.<br/>
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Eivind returned, defeated, hoping that Blue had found it while he was gone. He'd collected malleable vines and some more stiff branches.<br/>
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“I'm going to make us a cot,” Eivind told him, wanting something so they weren't laying on the cold, unforgiving ground. “I didn't find them,” he added, a little disappointed that he couldn't. He wondered if Sig had left anything useful for them besides the aloe. He remembered Alaric had brewed something for Blue when they didn't have any pain pills. He didn't know what plants were what (really just the ones he knew were edible), just that they were out there.</span></span>