Sweet, misty dreams were interrupted by the wolf's shifting. It took Blue a moment to understand why he was suddenly being swallowed by a cold morning breeze, and he whined as his eyes fluttered open. Everything was blurry at first, and Blue looked around curiously, his head foggy as his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight streaming in through branches of the trees towering above them. He caught sight of Eivind's backside, his tail swaying innocuously behind him as he trotted forward. After rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Blue stood, his bones cracking as he moved. Sleeping in the cushy hotel bed, even if it had only been for a week or so, had spoiled him. Blue's body had already grown fond of sleeping regularly in a bed once more, and all the soft parts of him ached though he and Eivind had slept in the gentle grass. "Vin, where are you going?" Blue mumbled after his lover, not understanding why the wolf would leave him so suddenly.<br/><br/>He predicted Eivind's path and looked ahead, seeing a figure a short distance away. The sunlight shone off of the man's hair, a bright, burning red. "Freyr?" He was confused, but not surprised. They were still on pack territory. It was possible someone had noticed Eivind's truck pull up in the middle of the night, or they had seen it by his cabin that morning and Freyr had gone to investigate. Not Synnove, or even Sieger? The couple had been quick to interrupt them before. Of course, Freyr had been close then as well. He always seemed rather eager to get into their business, but Eivind was heading him off.<br/><br/>Blue began walking forward, following after his mate to see what the hell Freyr wanted. He wasn't expecting Eivind to attack, and with the way Freyr reacted, he hadn't been expecting it, either. "Eivind!" Blue screamed, breaking into run to stop his lover from destroying the other wolf. Blue didn't like Freyr; he never had, and it was obvious Freyr had very little respect for them, but the red-haired wolf had done nothing to warrant such a reaction as far as Blue understood. He had learned much about how to interpret Eivind's actions, how to "speak wolf," but there was still much he didn't comprehend. Blue knew why he had attacked Sig the first time they had met, he knew why he had almost killed Vincent. But Freyr had just been walking, and Eivind had given the other wolf zero warning. No snarl, no raised hackles. Nothing. It was perplexing to Blue, and his mind was racing along with his feet, naked soles pounding into the ground as he sprinted.<br/><br/>Eivind had his jaws locked onto Freyr's elbow, and the scrappy wolf was trying to get away. It was apparent he was afraid of Eivind like this, knowing he didn't have a chance against the alpha. He didn't submit like Sig had, but Blue was thinking perhaps he should have. "Eivind!" he called again. The wolf shook his enormous head, still clutching Freyr, then just let him go. Freyr scrambled to back up and get away from the dark wolf, but Eivind was already padding back to his mate. His body language was calm and easy, like it always was with Blue, though now his fur was stained with blood.<br/><br/>Blue bent down slightly to receive the wolf, cradling his head in his arms and hugging him close when he approached. "Vin, why did you do that?" he asked, nuzzling the top of Eivind's head. He scratched beneath the wolf's chin and looked up at the injured other, sorry for his injuries but trusting that there had been a reason for Eivind's violent actions.<br/><br/>"What are you doing out here?" Blue asked, furrowing his thick, dark brows together. "We were sleeping. You shouldn't sneak up on people like that. You're going to get yourself killed if you don't be more careful." His words were reminiscent of the ones he had spoken to Sig so long ago, and Blue wasn't sure why it seemed to fall upon him to tell werewolves to be more cautious and not get too close to an alpha's human mate. Sig hadn't known, of course, he and Eivind hadn't been properly mated yet, but Freyr had no excuse. Not only were Blue and Eivind mated now, the werewolf's seed had leaked from Blue, running down his thighs in the middle of the night and dried against his skin. Blue was sure he was completely covered in Eivind's scent, and any wolf should have been able to tell from miles away that Blue was claimed and protected, and Eivind would kill anyone who got too close.