The rest of the day went by quietly, at least on Blue's part. Eivind was determined to get his way and the younger male realized there was absolutely nothing he could say to change his lover's mind. Blue was sure that if he had to, Eivind would be more than willing to tie Blue down and drag him all the way back to the pack settlement, to "strap [him] in like a child," as Eivind had so tactfully put it. While Eivind worked, Blue moped and pouted, moving slowly and lazily, partially from his sour mood and partially due to the perpetual pain that lived in his side. After sitting out in the sun for close to two hours, doing little more than staring resentfully at the sky, Blue made his way back into the cave and tried to paint something on the walls, but his creativity was completely shot. He sighed, knowing that he wasn't going to get anything done before it was time for them to leave. He glanced around the cave; Eivind was moving back and forth, collecting vines and grinding down pieces of wood constructing . . . something. Blue had to admit to himself that he found Eivind's ingenuity immensely attractive, and part of him wanted to stop the wolf in the middle of his tasks, sit in his lap, and shower him with kisses, but he didn't allow himself to give in so easily. He was still feeling grumpy and obdurate, and the only way he knew how to deal with such emotions was to continue stewing in silence.<br/><br/>To keep himself occupied, Blue began a slow search for some items to replace the ones he and Eivind had taken from the pack Sig had left. He took the wolf's list of notes with him so he could find the correct herbs; he even managed to find a few more aloe leaves to replace the ones they had used up. He subtracted a little bit of the stores Eivind had found a few days prior and added them to the pack, knowing that if they needed anything else they could find it on their way back to the pack. He tied up the parcel carefully and placed Sig's note on top, tucking it to the side of the now inactive fire pit for the next wanderer to discover.<br/><br/>When it was time to leave, Blue didn't argue. He slowly dressed and looked around the cave one last time, admiring the paintings he had left on the wall before following Eivind outside. Although he wasn't still fighting about leaving, he did silently insist on walking at least until he found the pain to be overwhelming. Only then did he reach for his wolf, running his fingers through the creature's thick hair before climbing into the cart and resting as Eivind pulled him along. Thankfully, his lover wasn't smug about his submission, and Blue found it easier and easier to sit and allow Eivind to bear his weight, although he still wasn't happy about it.<br/><br/>The trek wasn't short, but it went much quicker than their first pass through the forest. The time it initially took them to make it to the cave was cut in half due to Eivind's strength and determination, and Blue's mood had significantly softened by the time they reached the far outskirts of the pack's settlement. Blue climbed from the cart and straightened himself out best he could. Although he had been resting for much of the time during their return journey, he still found himself exhausted. He did not realize it because he hadn't looked at himself in a mirror in close to two weeks, but the dark circles had reformed underneath Blue's eyes gain, and he had lost some of the weight he had initially gained when Eivind first started caring for him. On an average person, perhaps this constant yo-yoing of weight would be imperceptible, but with Blue's already slight frame it was difficult not to notice. His dark hair was messy and knotted, and the wound Eivind had left on his collarbone was beginning to scar over. His clothes hung off of his body and made him somehow look even smaller than he was, but Blue didn't notice this, either. He simply followed his lover back into the settlement, hoping to encounter no one as they made a beeline to Eivind's cabin. Of course, nothing was ever so easy for them.<br/><br/>Blue stiffened at the sight of Sieger, and pressed himself against Eivind's back when he stepped between him and the alpha. It seemed Sieger wasn't the only one to notice the couple's approach, because Synnove and Freyr were coming out now, and Blue couldn't help but roll his eyes as Freyr opened his big, stupid mouth.<br/><br/>"Just because the only way you can get anyone to fuck you is by forcing them doesn't mean that everyone else has to resort to your barbarism, you stupid cur," Blue growled, his fingers digging into the back of Eivind's arm. "I look like hell?" he continued, his chest burning with loathing for the presumptuous red head. "Well fantastic, that means that I currently look twice as good as you do!"<br/><br/>Freyr's lip curled into a snarl and Blue glared at him as he approached him, getting close, much closer than Eivind was comfortable with, apparently. His lover came for Freyr but a small, tiny man forced his way between bodies, speaking in that odd, melodic accent of his.<br/><br/>"Sig!" Blue yelled, rushing for the bijou wolf and wrapping his long, skinny arms around his body, pulling him close. "You made it! Eivind and I were worried about you during the storm. It's so good to see you." He pulled back only slightly, just enough to lean down and press his lips against Sig's ear. "You're such a fucking life saver, you know that? Your aloe leaves were especially helpful." He stopped himself just short of telling Sig about how good it felt to have Eivind's cock inside of him, and instead just blushed furiously, giving a bit of life to Blue's otherwise weary looking face. Maybe that was something he could share with Sig later when they weren't surrounded by less than friendly wolves.<br/><br/>He lifted himself away from Sig and winced as he stood, gripping at his side. He looked over to Synnove, who was still whispering quietly with her mate. "Is Alaric here?" Blue called to her, wanting to bypass all the posturing wolf bullshit and just find the one who could help him. "I need to see him. Now."