Eivind felt the pull as Blue came down the stairs, out to greet him, but since he expended so much energy, he felt more relaxed and in control of himself. Blue smelled like paint, as he has since he'd started painting the Bannister, and he hoped that meant he stayed in and found something to busy himself. Blue seemed happy to see him, despite his apparent, so perhaps the distance was a good idea.<br/><br/>“Not mine,” he confirmed. “Yes, I caught a big bull elk.” He indicated to the meat he was putting away, a little proud of himself. The meal he'd brought back would be substantial, and a good way to spend his excess energy. He saw that he was still naked, and that was a mild distraction, but it was still easier to focus on what he was saying when he started to speak. Eivind listened this time, considering his words. Blue was asking as if he was convinced he'd have an issue with it. No telling what sort of rules the others had set on him, and his coming and going.<br/><br/>“We can,” Eivind agreed. “You're not a prisoner here. I only asked you to stay here for your safety, until I get all of this sorted. Once.. the pack understands and sees you differently, you'll be able to come and go.” Of course, that posed an entirely new issue. Eivind didn't know if Blue would want to stay, and would he force him when he came down to it? It wasn't something he wanted to consider right then.<br/><br/>“It might be too late to go see Synnove,” he reasoned. This was Eivind's way of saying he didn't want to deal with Sieger at all. He could relate as well, and he felt a little guilty that he hadn't anticipated that he was starting to get a little stir-crazy as well.<br/><br/>“I have to dispose of the entrails. Not the most exciting thing, but you can come with me. I can show you around a little bit, if you promise you won't go poking around without me,” he decided. “And you should definitely put on some clothes.” He put on a dirty pair of jeans himself. He needed a bath anyway, but it could wait until the rest of the dirty work was over. He waited patiently for Blue, disregarding the late hour. If anything, it should have been better for them, without so many out and about.<br/><br/>He brought Blue out to the pile of bones that would be left out to dry. Beside it was the mess that they generally didn't use for anything, wrapped up in wax paper. He hefted it up, careful not to rupture anything before leading him out into the woods.<br/><br/>“For the most part, it's pretty safe out here. The pack itself is really the only issue, and only because no one yet has made a decision about you. I'll handle it, whatever they choose,” he went on, setting the entrails out away from the main civilization, for the buzzards to pick off. He folded up the soiled wax paper, to walk it back.<br/><br/>“It's not as if we don't work with humans though. We contract for them regularly, and we'll sell furs and various other commodities to be had out here. Furniture too. We just.. usually keep them out of our private lives. It's been known to happen, for other wolves to mate with humans. It's just never happened here,” he explained on their walk back, clearly still puzzled by it. “Maybe we're still behind the times in that regard.” Still, Eivind has always imagined that if he did take a mate, it would be another wolf. Now, with Blue around, his desire for anyone else had been nearly snuffed out, not that it had been overly strong to begin with. He took them around the back of the their territory, sticking along the outskirts.<br/><br/>“A lot of the homes here are family units. Most of them made the decision to pair up, rather than what has occurred between us.” He pointed out Synnove's home, newly reconstructed to add space. They were most likely planning on extending their family, something that made it even more puzzling considering that Blue was a human male. Chances of reproduction were zero.<br/><br/>Eivind thought he's stayed enough out of the way that any wolves that were awake wouldn't be a bother to him. He halted Blue with a hand on his shoulder when he heard someone approach. Initially, he thought that it might be Alaric, be in this case he might have even been relieved if it was.<br/><br/>“I didn't fucking believe it,” the voice said before coming closer. He was taller than Eivind, and a little more filled out with red hair, and freckling over his pale skin.<br/><br/>“This is some fucking joke, isn't it, Eivind?” the male went on, Eivind just watching him with an un-amused expression. He came closer still, circling around back to Blue. Eivind shifted Blue back with an outstretched arm, remaining a barrier between him and the other wolf. He wasn't sure what he was going to be getting at, but Eivind hoped he was done with is soon, because his patience was running thin.<br/><br/>“I guess it's fitting, for you. You were never going to live up to your father's expectations. You think he's rolling around in his grave knowing that life had fated to you fucking a broken human boy the rest of your days?” the other wolf continued, hitting on sore points. “Do you think you're going to let the rest of us have a piece of his ass like Lofgren?”<br/><br/>Eivind's growl was answer enough, and he was trying to press Blue back, so that if he a fight did break out, he wasn't going to be in the middle of it.<br/><br/>“You don't believe you'll be able to protect him if it comes down to it, do you?” He looked to Blue. “Don't kid yourself. You're no safer here than you were with the other pack. Eivind can pretend what he wants. He's never been able to keep anyone safe. Ask him about the time he ran off, after his father's death when he'd been meant to take his place as alpha.” The wolf was grinning. “Don't worry though. I'm sure we won't mind keeping you company when he takes off again.”<br/><br/>“Blue..” Eivind started, trying to convey the need to give space. His fury was growing, even if he deserved some of what was said. Blue didn't, and the threats in regards to him did not go over well.