<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Blue was calling to him, but it didn't change Eivind's course in the slightest. His stride was purposeful, and the attack focused. Luckily for Freyr it was cold, absent the sort of intent he'd exhibited before in regards to anyone else who had more directly wronged his mate. It was over quickly, and he went back to Blue, listening to his mate ask why he did what he did.<br/>
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Freyr had picked himself off the ground, cradling his injury. He looked angry at Blue's scolding, and a little bit confused himself, but he didn't get any closer. He wasn't sure what Eivind would do at that point. He wasn't acting in any sort of predictable sense.<br/>
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“The fuck. You two think you can just stroll back in here and do whatever you want?” he snapped, not as concerned about a bleeding bite wound as some because he was a wolf, and a lot of the time this was how they settled their differences. Freyr realized his mistake, understanding that they were really just adjusting to the whole mating process, and Eivind himself was responding irrationally to it. He'd only wanted to go out and taunt the wolf a little bit. Just have a bit of good-natured fun, like old times with the grumpy wolf. They'd been gone so quick the last time he'd had no chance to do so. Blue was doing better now, obviously, responding to Eivind in ways that seemed almost unnatural to see a human reacting to another wolf.<br/>
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“Did I catch you two about to fuck or something? Jesus Christ, Eivind,” Freyr kept up, mouthy still, but deciding it was best to move on and leave them to whatever they were getting up to. Once Freyr had gone, Eivind changed back to his human form so he could help gather up Blue's clothing, making sure to locate the sheer underwear he'd grown so fond of watching his lover parade around in. He wiped the blood off of himself the best he could, but he'd need a shower to get it off his neck.<br/>
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“I didn't like it,” was all Eivind said to explain himself, thinking that was enough. They were resting, and he didn't like the semi-aggressive wolf walking up on them, and so he made that plenty clear. It was a simpler way of dealing with conflict, and one Eivind understood more easily than communicating like he'd been having to do with Blue's parents. It actually felt pretty good to just spring up and respond in the way nature intended.<br/>
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“Let's get back to the cabin. You probably want a shower,” Eivind added, grinning at the mess they were constantly creating of one another. Despite his display of aggression he didn't seem to be in a foul mood over it. He helped Blue into his clothing and then found his sweater. They'd covered some distance; too far for Blue to walk back naked comfortably, though the brisk air didn't seem to bother Eivind as much. When they got back to the cabin, Alaric was sitting on the porch, his feet propped up, a beer in his hand.<br/>
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“I see that you two have fared just fine. Someone hasn't though, it seems,” Alaric commented, but didn't act overly concerned. There was a reason he didn't go out stomping after them in the forest. They'd be back when they wanted to be found again. Alaric wasn't about to test Eivind's responses in regards to Blue after seeing their interactions.<br/>
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“Synnove told me to come get her when you two came back,” he said, though didn't seem to be in any sort of hurry. He kicked the lid off the cooler he'd brought with them and offered them both a beer. Eivind took it.<br/>
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“You were just going to sit here drinking on my porch until we came back?” Eivind questioned, snorting.<br/>
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“Yeah, why not?”<br/>
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Eivind checked to make sure the cabin door wasn't locked. It wasn't, with the hurry they'd left in, then went back to the truck to help bring things inside, putting on a dirty pair of jeans. He left the beer sitting on top of the vehicle while he went back and forth, though not really interested in dealing with the rest of the pack. Mostly Sieger.<br/>
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“Has Sig been back around?” Eivind asked, wondering if he was still out, or had returned.<br/>
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“The little wolf you left with? No, not that I've seen,” Alaric answered, then turned his attention to Blue. “Looking better than last time he dragged you back here. Adjusting to mated life with an uninspiring wolf such as Eivind?”</span></span>