<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">“Me too,” Eivind told him, snorting, knowing that it was going to be an issue until his erection went down. He laid flat for a few moments, watching Blue walk off to take a moment of privacy. The hard ground did nothing for their comfort and he was sure Blue was far less used to it than he was. By the time Blue returned, Eivind had gotten himself calmed down, and he was able to relieve himself while Blue was putting his clothing back on. Eivind was already testing how comfortable he was with the amount of distance between them, and how far away he was still aware of Blue. In his wolf form, he could be a little farther, and that would be important for when he wanted to hunt.<br/>
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Blue seemed a little anxious, and Eivind wasn't sure if that was due to his pain level or something else. He didn't press, but he was perfectly aware of the young man's change simply by his more closed off body language. He still smiled when they headed out for the day, no complaints despite his need for the painkillers. He didn't like the idea of Blue walking around the forest, partially drugged up, but he imagined they'd be moving a great deal slower without the pills. Eivind would just have to pay attention. He was strong, yes, but it was best not underestimate any threat. He was only one werewolf.<br/>
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Over the course of their travels, Eivind was aware of Blue's wandering and made sure to stay close when he wasn't following. When they'd ran out of their main protein source, Eivind knew he was going to have to do something about that. They couldn't keep running their bodies how they were going without a constant supply of food. Eivind wasn't too worried, so they didn't ration the meat. He left the chocolate for Blue to eat whenever he wanted to. Sweets were not generally something he enjoyed anyway, but Eivind did find some edible plants to vary their diet to some degree. He didn't know everything there was to know of the surrounding plant life, but he did know what could be eaten. Some of it had been trial and error, other things information that had been gathered by the pack.<br/>
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Eivind decided where they would stop so that he could hunt. He could smell various things throughout their travels, but he's not actively followed anything. It was hard to do with both of them tromping through the forest. Most things had heard them coming.<br/>
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“Stay here. Try not to make any noise,” Eivind told Blue, raising his brow at his suggestion to fuck when they got back. Eivind was interested, but they had things they needed to deal with first. If they didn't get any food, they didn't need to expand the energy, and Eivind wasn't so into the idea when Blue was blissed out on pain medication.<br/>
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“When you don't need to take so many pills to deal with your pain,” he decided as he turned. He wasn't stupid. He knew Blue was taking more than he was supposed to. He didn't count the pills, but the container wasn't as full as it should have been. His voice had been even, and he wasn't irritated, not yet, just matter of fact. Eivind slipped into his larger form so that he could hunt more capably. He wasn't willing to go all that far from Blue, so it was counting on it being more a waiting game, hoping something got closer to them. Naturally, Blue would get bored and wander.<br/>
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Finally, Eivind caught the scent of something that might have been promising. Something underneath the ground burrowed away. He was digging away, creating a space for himself to slip his big head and drag the morsel out. It smelled like a rabbit, and it would have been perfectly suitable for them to share that evening. Eivind nearly had it when he heard a noise that gave him pause. It was the noise of a male moose responding to a threat. Eivind had been aware of them being out in the forest. Generally, he avoided them. The risk wasn't worth the reward when it came to taking them down solo. They pack would hunt them out together, but Eivind wasn't with his pack. Still, it was enough to pull him off the rabbit, thoughts of checking in on Blue. He'd left him where he would be safe enough. There were no moose paths going through their camp, and generally, moose were creatures of habit. Even a human could see where the earth was disturbed along their well-worn paths. It wasn't long after that he heard Blue scream, already heading back in the direction.<br/>
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Eivind knew exactly where the camp was, but running back, Blue wasn't where he should have been. Eivind hadn't gone far, sticking to a perimeter around the camp, so that he could reach Blue if he were to yell. His scent wasn't difficult to follow, and he hadn't gone all that far either in his current state. Far enough to get himself into some serious trouble, apparently.<br/>
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The bull moose looming over Blue was massive, but Eivind didn't hesitate. He went straight for the hulking beast, hoping to catch him by surprise. A full-size moose could do some serious damage, especially in mating season with a fully grown in rack of antlers. They could crush just as easily as they could pierce, and in most cases, Eivind would have skirted around the big male so as to not provoke him. Blue wouldn't have been able to sense him until he was practically on top of him. Human's senses were already dull, and Blue wasn't being particularly attentive. Eivind climbed the big beast from behind, teeth seeking out the back of his neck like he might usually do, but the vertebrae were set too far into the animal's monstrous neck for him to do any damage. He had the muscling of an animal loaded with testosterone, and it was apparent the beast was. It flung himself back, raging at the new target. At least that pulled attention away from Blue, but the moose wasn't simply going to run. If Blue had wondered upon a female, she might have thought it better than tangling with a werewolf, but as it were, the bull was pissed. This was his territory, and Eivind and Blue were the intruders. He was protecting it just as another might have protected their own.<br/>
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Eivind had enough sense to get out of the way when he felt the animal teetering, crashing down on it's back in its panic and fury. The force would have easily crushed him if he'd not been quicker, and now the element of surprise had been lost. He'd done nothing but tear through muscle, blood hardly showing up at all in the animal's coat. Blue made a noise behind them and the animal seemed to be having a hard time deciding if he should turn his back on Eivind at all, but clearly, he didn't like the idea that something was at his back that he couldn't see. Eivind helped him make the decision by rushing him again, grabbing hold of his prominent snout with vicious jaws. Eivind held, even as he was pummeled with front hooves. Being that Eivind was close, the beast didn't have full range of motion to do the damage he could have done, but it certainly didn't feel good. Four legs splayed right after and the moose dragged in a gargled breath, muffled by the way Eivind was holding him, gearing up for another attack. Eivind went for the soft part of his throat before the beast could act, latching on and thrashing wildly. There was a lot of tissue to get through, and he only hoped he could hit something vital.<br/>
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The bull tried to dislodge him, and stumbled, half landing on the wolf as he continued to rip at parts of his throat. It was much slower than Eivind would have ever considered ideal, and he was wrapped up with the animals as it struggled through its death throes, limbs kicking, eyes wide, mouth agape. Eivind was tucked over the tops of his legs, the large moose head curled over him. Even for an adult werewolf, the moose made him appear inconsequential. The beasts antlers dug deep gouges into the ground but luckily managed to avoid being raked by them while keeping a firm hold as he waited for the beast to bleed out.<br/>
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Blessedly, it finally went still, slumping, and Eivind crawled carefully out from under its massive head. He couldn't see for the blood in his eyes, and he was half crouched, limbs trembling from the exertion and adrenaline. Nothing broken, and he hadn't been torn open. He was hurting, having been thrown around, and he was sure he would have more than a few bruises from where the animal raked him with hoof, but he knew this was the absolute best case scenario when it came to taking on a formidable animal such as a moose alone. One massive, mean bitch at that. He sat, and turned to his human form, plopping flat for a moment so that he could reflect on the situation. Eivind wiped the blood from his eyes, but he was positively covered in it. <i>Un-fucking-believable</i>.<br/>
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“<i>What the fuck</i>, Blue!” Eivind snarled, finally sitting up to turn a furious expression onto his mate. He wondered if he understood at all the seriousness of the situation, and how easily it could have gone badly.<br/>
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“I told you to stay where I put you for a reason! What the fuck were you doing out here?”</span></span>