<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Blue didn't slap the pill out of his hand this time. He'd calmed down apparently, and Eivind couldn't be sure if his words assuaged him, or he was just happy to be eating something. He was more agreeable after, even looking forward to the prospect of a shower. He apologized about not finishing his plate, but Eivind shrugged. As long as he was full, and it wasn't like it was likely the food would go to waste. In a pack society, nothing did.<br/>
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“I know,” Eivind said in regard to Blue telling him he would need his help. He had no intention of sending him up on his own, to figure things out. He still wasn't in the condition to do so, and perhaps in a few more days with regular meals, and medication, he might be up and moving around a little bit. Eivind would have to talk to him before he was well enough to walk away. He didn't want to keep him a prisoner, but the pack would take issue to Blue leaving. Eivind realized that it was a fine line to be walking, and he could easily seem like another captor to Blue. He needed him close, as any wolf would want their mate, but he wanted him to make the choice to stay. He imagined this was going to turn to frustration, especially with how Blue was responding to everything so far.<br/>
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When Blue made the comment that it appealed to him to be in his bed, Eivind picked it apart. Was that Blue's natural way of wanting to be close to him, when he didn't realize it? Or did he just want rest and respite in a real bed that wasn't old and filthy? Did that mean he wanted him there, with him, or did he want to be left alone? He didn't interpret it as sexual. While he was vaguely interested, he didn't think Blue would be, and maybe not for a while. He didn't understand human urges, and he was sure that nothing he'd experienced from the other wolves had been pleasant. With time, he hoped Blue possessed some sort of instinct to want to engage him, but first he had a lot more healing to do. Eivind was watching him, and Blue snapped him out of it when he let him know he was ready to tackle the staircase.<br/>
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“Okay,” Eivind said as he got up and then helped Blue to his unsteady feet. He let him navigate to the staircase mostly on his own, giving him an arm to lean on to help balance himself, but the staircase itself would be more tricky. It was a steep staircase, spiral staircase. Eivind had built it with the idea that the less space it occupied in his small home, the better. He realized it was going to serve as an inconvenience for them through Blue's recovery. He let Blue face them and occupied the space just behind him, sliding an hand under his arm and around his uninjured side. He could see more clearly the mark beside his neck, on his shoulder, healing bright pink and ugly. Older than the other wound. He didn't ask about that one. He didn't need to. The positioning was a holding mark, and he struggled with his anger once more.<br/>
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Eivind let Blue struggle a little bit, but was there to keep him from tipping forwards or backwards. They were home now, and he believed he was better off using his muscles at least a little bit rather than letting them atrophy. He knew that he couldn't do everything for Blue, as much as he wanted to. Eivind reflected that even on the same level, when Blue lifted himself to his full height, he was taller by at least several inches. Lankier, and he imagined even when filled out he still would be more lithe. All long limbs. Eivind had no doubt when he was healthy again that he would be striking.<br/>
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The top of his staircase opened up to a smaller, dome shaped room with an adjoining bathroom. There was just enough room for the large bed, covered in clean white linens, and Eivind's dresser. Blue at least would have an easier time navigating, and he could reach what he needed. He'd just need to stay clear of the staircase, which lacked a railing at the very top. He gave thought to building something to make things easier on the both of them. It was simplistic, but Eivind didn't think they needed much more than that, even with Blue living there with him. He reached around Blue to open the door to the bathroom, equipped with tub and toilet. There was a plain brown shower curtain, and more clean white towels stacked on a hand made shelf.<br/>
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They were left with the conundrum of where to go from there. It came down to what Eivind was comfortable, and not comfortable doing. Leaving Blue to shower on his own posed too many risks. The last thing he wanted was for him to slip and rip himself open again, and so with one hand Eivind removed the boxers he'd put, leaving them both nude once again. They'd already been close enough to one another, and naked almost the entire time since they'd met. Eivind decided he wasn't going to make an issue of it now by acting like it was inappropriate. With hand still holding Blue just beneath his arm, and turned and adjusted the water temperature, and then would allow him to get in first before following behind.<br/>
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