<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Eivind was pleased to be in his bed, less so when Blue left him to go finish rinsing off. Sig stayed, trying to tuck the blankets around Eivind in what was supposed to be a soothing fashion but only had the wolf swatting at him for his efforts. He didn't want Sig right then and Eivind's patience was limited as it were. He wanted to sleep but he wouldn't allow himself to drift until Blue came back to him. His mate wasn't gone long and once again Sig was ignoring Eivind's foul mood. Blue pulled him close and expressed his appreciation. The smaller wolf only nodded.<br/>
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“I know,” he said fondly in regards to Eivind. Even when he was at full capacity he seemed to tolerate Sig when he didn't have to. Sig gathered that was probably as much as Eivind liked anyone besides Blue. He patted Blue's shoulder before leaving them. Everything was done for the night, they'd been fed, and now they could rest. Eivind was home.<br/>
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Eivind was much more pleasant in regards to Blue slipping in against him, releasing a heavy breath he'd been partially holding as he waited. Eivind turned into him slightly, grunting as he shifted, kissing his neck and breathing him in. It still didn't seem real to there with Blue again, not fully convinced he wasn't still trapped and delirious. Filling as many of his senses with Blue seemed to help make it more real.<br/>
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“I was going crazy,” Eivind admitted softly, though melting into the mattress was easy, and while he would have liked to say more, he just didn't possess the energy. He slept like the dead, finally finding some measure of comfort enough to sleep. He woke after Blue, his mate shifting, though he didn't seem willing to part with him so soon.<br/>
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“Blue.” He'd said his name, a content and happy sound, almost relief. It seemed that his mind wasn't just tricking him into imagining what he wanted to believe. Blue was still there and he didn't hesitate before pulling him into a kiss. He still hurt but his mate made everything more tolerable.<br/>
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“I didn't know how I was going to make it back to you,” Eivind said, liking to think he would have found a way. The rational side of him understood that without anyone finding him the outlook was bleak. Most wouldn't have come looking. It wasn't unusual for Eivind, but to Blue it was unusual. He'd hardly been unwilling to leave Blue at all since first setting eyes on him. Not more than what was necessary. If he did any long excursions he'd find a way to take Blue with him.<br/>
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“Thank you for coming to look. Even if you were supposed to be at home, not finding trouble,” Eivind said, smiling slightly against Blue's lips. In reality, it was Eivind who had gone off to find trouble. “I guess you do have some instinct after all.” Eivind was teasing a little bit, though his words were a little strained. He was trying to mask his discomfort, wanting things to return to normal as quickly as possible. Eivind was still holding Blue hostage in bed when Alaric had come up the stairs into their bedroom. Eivind closed his eyes in irritation. He hadn't even heard the man come in. Maybe Sig had opened the door for him.<br/>
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“Stop or I'll have Blue drug you again. I just need to take some blood samples and I'm going to go ahead and get more fluid in you. I'll take it over and then we'll know if I gave you the right medication.” Alaric didn't care how they were arranged, he simply went forward with doing what he said he was going to do as quickly as possible so he could head out. He suspected Eivind they'd gotten ahead of the infection before it could do any serious damage but with how putrid the wound had been he wanted to make sure. He put a towel down and scrubbed Eivind's wound clean, sloughing off dead tissue, all while Blue was laying partially over him to keep Eivind somewhat still. It was looking healthier now but there was obviously some tissue damage done to the muscle of Eivind's thigh. It was going to leave a crater and a nasty scar. All they could do now was prevent the infection from eating away at more tissue.<br/>
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“Keep it clean, make him stay in bed, yadayada. There are pain meds and more antibiotics on the counter downstairs.” He tapped the blood samples in his hand. “I'll let you know if we have to change anything, but I'll go get these in. Call me if he starts declining. I think if he was going to be worse we'd know it by now.” He patted Eivind on the shoulder and then left them to it, seeing no reason not to keep this visit a short one. He and Blue had already spoken their peace.<br/>
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Eivind let out another sound of annoyance, starting to get up.<br/>
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“I have to piss,” he informed Blue should he try to stop him. Being that was non-negotiable his mate helped him before getting him back into the bed. That small venture was a struggle but Eivind was no longer feverish. He also had an appetite, and for the first day anyway, he was happy to remain in bed so long as Blue stayed there with him.</span></span>