Eivind took well to Blue chastising him despite the crack at him apparently not being a failure entirely. He was used to hearing of his shortcoming, but at the same time, Eivind also knew where he excelled.<br/><br/>"Are you advising me how I might keep us fed?" he questioned with a grin. "If I had any doubts I couldn't provide for you out here, I wouldn't have brought you. I think you don't realize my age, and how much practice I have being out here on my own." Eivind thought back to his younger years, imagining it was a good thing that he hadn't met Blue earlier. Any further back, and Blue would have been a child regardless, and Eivind wouldn't have been capable of keeping him safe. Not that he'd done such a good job of it then either..<br/><br/>"There was a time when I was younger, probably around your age that I skirted too close to someones territory while hunting. I got myself torn up, and had to make due while being injured. I survived that, and managed to catch enough to keep my body functioning. Luckily for you I've learned a bit more since then." He'd learned many lessons the hard way, but he felt like it put him in a good place now. He was rather self sufficient. Blue probably couldn't have picked anyone better suited to the more solitary lifestyle of living surrounded by nothing but vast wilderness. The rest of the pack were more dependent on one another, and while Eivind liked the closeness of the pack, he wasn't as strongly bonded as many of the others.<br/><br/>Blue left to clean the skillet out once they were finished eating. At least they had plenty of water to work with that night, and Eivind reminded Blue to drink often, and to stay hydrated because it could be a while tomorrow before they reached any drinkable source. They'd keep the container filled, but they could only carry so much with them.<br/><br/>Eivind was talking and watching Blue as he warmed himself by the fire, before returning to him. It was easier out there between them. Eivind was a great deal more relaxed without the others around, and he was sure Blue felt better as well considering how their last discussion had gone, if it could even really be called that. He smiled as he imagined Blue turning his temper on him their first meeting. He was sure it wouldn't have gone over well. Eivind would be reacting on instinct, and Blue would have been just as confused as when Eivind had been keeping him in the dark. Blue seemed to find amusement at the notion, laughing, but the moment was interrupted again by Blue bringing up the male that had broken his ribs, and some possible reasons for the hostility. For Blue though, it had been a moment where he'd been able to take some of his control back, and he seemed proud of himself for it despite the brutal consequences. It continued to stir the guilt within him, for being only a few miles away and not having any idea the challenges his mate was faceing day to day. He was reflecting on that, looking a little somber when Blue brought the conversation back around.<br/><br/>Blue touched his cheek, and that was enough to distract him, even more so when Blue was kissing him. The young man sought more, willing Eivind's mouth to part, and he gave him what he requested. It was easy to get carried away in kisses, and tasting one another. He could smell what it was doing to Blue. It was more than just taking comfort, and they parted to catch their breath, Eivind tuned in completely to Blue. His mate's arousal had the direct effect of riling him, but before he could do anything more about it, Blue was taking it into his own hands, sliding a leg over Eivind to straddle him. Eivind settled his hands behind Blue, to give him some support and to tug him closer. He knew there was going to be no hiding his erection, and he didn't try. He was full blooded male, and he wasn't masochistic in nature that he would keep trying to deny himself. Despite everything, when Blue asked if Eivind would have seduced him, he laughed deeply.<br/><br/>"I don't know if that's in my capabilities, Blue. Seduction has never been a strength of mine. I wouldn't have been able to leave you alone, regardless. I probably would have fucked things up, and I'm sure you would have hit me more than a few times. Socially, wolves and humans are very different. I.. don't think I would have gotten things right," Eivind admitted. He barely socialized with his own kind, much less learned how to seduce humans. "I've never had sex with a human before." Or tried all the hard, really. "They're hard for me to figure out. You're hard for me to figure out, but at least with you, I'm in tune with your body."<br/><br/>Eivind thought for a few moments more.<br/><br/>"It's not just humans though. I don't think I've seduced anyone. For us, it's more a display of power that might make one interested in mating. Or we just feel the need to have sex.. and so we do. I know that's not a very romantic notion, and I'm trying to guess at steps with how to proceed properly, but it's difficult thinking about courtship when you're sitting naked, and hard on top of me," Eivind pointed out.<br/><br/>"Naturally, I probably would have gotten irritated at anyone who posed as competition. I don't think I would have been able to stand another man touching you, and you would have had no idea what my reasonings for it were. I don't think you would have found it all very sexy, in reality." It would have been no less easier explaining than it had been the first time, and if they'd met differently, Blue wouldn't have had to rely on him at all. He honestly had no idea how he would have gotten Blue to understanding that his intentions were well meaning. At the very least, he was honest and didn't try to kid Blue into thinking he would have been some charmer. He doubted Blue would have believed him if he did.<br/><br/>"I would have hoped you would have liked me, at least a little bit, while I figured out what to do with myself." He took in a deep breath, running his teeth gently along Blue's collar bone, and then going back over it with his tongue. "It would have been very confusing for me. Even now, it's confusing to me because my body is telling me to push you back and fuck you senseless. Your body is saying the same thing." But for humans, it was different. For Blue, it was different. Eivind didn't understand where his actions changed from desired, to undesired and he didn't know if that was from the trauma he'd suffered, or simply Blue.<br/><br/>"It doesn't make sense to me why you'd climb on top of me if you didn't want to get fucked." Instinct was screaming at him to set his claim, and to make Blue rightfully his. There was an edge to his voice that spoke of danger, and his slipping control. He was pressing Blue down into him, his hand against the small of his back. His frustration had been constant since Blue had started to get better, but they'd agreed things would be on their own terms. Namely, things needed to be on Blue's terms.<br/><br/>"You've no idea the sort of torture you've put me through; how badly I want you." For someone who had never particularly cared to go after anything that wasn't right there for the taking, this was a new concept for him. Maybe Blue did know, because Eivind's cock was fully engorged and aching. His body was tense, knowing if he moved things would quickly spiral out of control. He didn't want to scare Blue, or make him angry again, but there was no putting distance between themselves this time.