Alaric's flippant tone offended Blue only slightly more than the pilfering of his cookies. He didn't mind sharing, but the wolf still could have at least made the effort to ask. Were more pressing matters at hand, perhaps Blue would have lightly chastised Alaric for his sticky fingers, but Eivind was missing. Blue would have given Alaric every bit of sugar in the house if it meant that he would take the young human seriously.<br/><br/>"This isn't a matter me getting used to Eivind," Blue snapped, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at the wolf. He knit his brows together as peered at Alaric, his chest puffed up, his breath caught in his throat, forcing its way out in harsh barks. "You don't understand. Eivind doesn't<i>have</i>alone time. His alone time means being with me." Perhaps Blue sounded childish; he wouldn't have been surprised if Alaric had said as much. But the wolf<i>didn't</i>understand. Blue and Eivind did everything together, they spent every single moment together if they could. Simply the thought of being separated for long stretches of time made<i>both </i>men anxious, not just Blue. Some would have attributed that simply to the two still being in the "honeymoon" phase of their mating, and maybe that was somewhat true, but it still didn't explain why Eivind hadn't returned yet.<br/><br/>"Stupid ideas? Eivind is out there somewhere hurt, and you're saying going to find him is a stupid idea? Is this what it means to be pack? We just let our brethren die without a second thought? I was under the impression you were supposed to help one another when one of you was in danger." Blue scoffed, throwing a glance to Sig, already making plans in his head regardless of whatever disappointing answers Alaric wanted to throw his way.<br/><br/>"I'm not just being paranoid. Eivind wouldn't go this long without checking in. Maybe he did things differently before we met, and I know it's impossible for me to know him completely after such a short time together, but I know this. Alaric, I'm telling you, Eivind needs me. If you don't want to help, fine, that's on you, but I'm going to find my mate whether you approve or not."<br/><br/>Blue stopped his back and forth momentum, coming to a halt in front Sig and kneeling down before him. "Sig, you believe me, right? Please, I can't find him by myself. I don't trust anyone else to help me."