The large man grunted at her suggestion that he change clothes. With his immortal senses as sharp as they were, it was not difficult to note that Kara was suffering from the heightened sexual desire that came with the transition to immortality. Her voice alone threatened his control over himself. Hallbjorn for a long time was without desire for a woman. There were times he'd had sex, as a very younger man, when the years of his life required only digits. What he felt then and what he felt now were incomparable; like comparing a match to a forest fire many miles wide.<br/><br/>The Berserker was a man who controlled a killing rage gifted by an ancient god whose named meant fury. So he controlled himself. Not, perhaps, as easily as he wanted to. But easily enough. He righted himself, withdrawing his hand from the table. "Gather up your things while I change." The man said, schooling his features to betray nothing.<br/><br/>He left their room, examining the area outside cautiously before he went to the truck. The Berserker was confident that there were no threats about but he investigated anyway. It might have been a relief for someone or something to make an attempt on Kara's life now. The comforting blanket of violence was a familiar garment to Hallbjorn and it would be easier to think about ending someone than the woman in the hotel room.<br/><br/>After selecting new clothes he went to the room's bathroom to change. He was not shy, but the circumstances made it prudent. Any male would excite a female transitioning to immortality. Hallbjorn had no sense that he was handsome or desirable; the only female attention he received was from nymphs, who were pleased at anything male. His only partners, so long ago, were members of an ancient profession that predated agriculture.<br/><br/>When he emerged he was wearing a different set of jeans. They were a darker blue and more loose-fitting; less flattering to his hips and muscular legs. A simple leather belt cinched them at the waist. He wore a black button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the top two buttons undone because of the width of his powerful neck. They took everything that was theirs and Hallbjorn settled the bill, leaving extra to repair the damaged window. More than the job would reasonably take but he wanted to be away swiftly.<br/><br/>In the truck while they drove, Hallbjorn related to Kara what little he knew about vampires.<br/><br/>"Vampires are ill-liked among the Lore. A very powerful faction of vampires known as the Horde have won the past several Accessions. The reason that many Loreans reside in the New World at all is because, until very recently, the Horde held the New World beneath its notice. There are three ways to kill a vampire: beheading, sunlight, and magical fire of great temperature. Some ancient vampires are so powerful that beheading is not enough. When vampires drink blood directly from the vein of a sentient creature, they take memories. If they drink from the vein to the death, they take on everything that person was. It turns the eyes of a vampire red, and it brings madness as they become unable to differentiate their memories from those of their meals. And after they drunk to death, vampires feel compelled to do so again and again. Drinking from a bottle or in another vessel is safe for you; it does not carry the risk of madness. Vampires can turn others, but there is no guarantee. Vampires have the ability to teleport - called tracing - to places they have been before or can see." The blond man told her. "You are the only female remotely vampiric that I have ever seen. They are all thought to be dead."<br/><br/>"There is another group of vampires known Forebearers who are sworn to oppose the Horde and never to take blood from the flesh. They are mistrusted as well, but they are not treated as an enemy to be slain on sight." Hallbjorn gripped the wheel of the truck with a little bit more pressure. "Other immortals may sense that there is something of the vampire in you, but since your eyes lack the red, I do not think they will harm you for it. Unkind words, perhaps, but only those who are sent for you are like to try to harm you."<br/><br/>Though, some members of the Lore could be staggeringly stupid. Only Nix knew if they were bound to come across someone who would try to give Kara a hard time for her be-fanged nature while under Hallbjorn's protection.