When Hallbjorn cupped her face, she leaned into the rough warmth of his hand. Her lips parted when his thumb traced her plump, silky smooth lower lip, followed by her upper lip. Kara sighed softly as she took comfort in his touch. Hallbjorn's eyes changed. She didn't fear it would herald a berserker rage. Instead, she was beginning to correlate the color change with him showing her more emotion.<br/><br/>When he asked her what there was to be sorry for, Kara whispered, “I didn't want to hurt you.”<br/><br/>Hallbjorn was absolving her of guilt, which caused Kara to smile softly at him. He didn't know it, but he'd just stolen another piece of her heart. “You kept my nightmares away.” And he had. He'd made her feel safe and protected with his arms. She had no dreams after he'd come to her. Even without him chasing away her bad dreams, Kara believed she was now addicted to waking up as the had this morning. When he called her 'female', her smile grew brighter.<br/><br/>His next remarks had her laughing and climbing out of bed. Kara tossed a pillow at his head, then grinned. “It was the world's biggest ball of yarn. Not an icky cow skull. And I hope you have room in your truck for all of the munchies we need.”<br/><br/>Kara was still chuckling as she grabbed her back and went into the bathroom. She was amazed that with just a few words, Hallbjorn had turned her morning around. The only thing that dimmed her smile was remembering him telling her that he would break her heart. While Kara showered, she wondered why he thought that. Honestly, she didn't know enough about him formulate any theory. If he kept treating her as he was, the only way he would break her heart was if he didn't return her affections.<br/><br/>After she dried herself off, Kara dressed in a pair of tight jeans, and a lacy white tank top. She stuffed her bloodied nightshirt into her bag, then grabbed it and bounced out of the bathroom.<br/><br/>While Hallbjorn was taking a shower she grabbed her last bottle of blood and drank it as she used his cell phone to look up their location and if there were any events near by. What she found had her finishing her bottle of blood quickly, then pacing in front of the bathroom door. The instant Hallbjorn opened the door, Kara held the cell phone up in front of his face.<br/><br/>“There is an actual renaissance fair about an hour from here. I know it takes us a little bit off our route, but please, oh please, can we go? I've never been to one before, and I'd love to go there with you.” She looked up at him, her eyes full of hope, and she was nearly bouncing on her feet with excitement.<br/>