"Well, I'm so used to stale blood that probably anything fresh would taste good to me." Alyxander answered. "I'd prefer to stay away from human blood though, as I do not want myself taking a liking to that or becoming dependent on it. It would be much better to end up attacking a deer because I've gotten used to the taste of its blood rather than be out in town and end up attacking someone by accident. As for how much, I don't know exactly, but probably no more than what would fit in that teacup at most for each meal; so probably to have a gallon or so kept somewhere would be plenty enough to last a long, long time." His gaze flitted to the teapot and teacup, trying to make a comparison that would be easy for her to understand. He became curious as Kate mentioned the festival and going to the lake. "There's a festival soon? Oh yes, WinterFest I believe it's called. I've never actually gone out to anything like that in my entire life you know; it should be interesting." A small smile remained on his lips, as he was quite enjoying Kate's company. He didn't feel so lonely anymore. "Yes, my vision in darkness is better than in light. As for hearing... hmm, depends on whether I'm concentrating on hearing something. If I'm blocking things out and concentrating on you, for example, I can hear little things through the walls, but nothing more. If I'm not paying attention to anything in particular, I can hear conversations that are probably down the hall or a few rooms down; very faintly, but enough to make out words. But loud noises that are to close to me hurt my hearing, but nothing much other than that."