Now that they were out of immediate danger, Kara felt a bit nervous about driving through a very large city. There was also the fact that the truck was huge, and she was used to driving smaller cars. But she would bear with it, so that Hallbjorn had time to rest.<br/><br/>When they reached the Dairy Queen she might have gone a bit overboard. She ordered her peanut butter cup Blizzard, and made sure they put twice the amount of candy in it. The first taste had Kara moaning with delight. She had to pace herself to make sure she didn't get an ice cream headache. But she did enjoy it, down to the very last drop.<br/><br/>Watching Hallbjorn eat a couple more hamburgers on top of their big dinner was impressive. She certainly didn't know where he was packing it all away. Kara doubted there was an ounce of fat on him. Instead of remarking on it, she simply grinned at him.<br/><br/>She completely forgot about them stopping to load up on water and munchies. Kara didn't think she could eat another bite, but as they drove out of town, the scent of Hallbjorn's blood began to permeate the cabin of the truck. Her growing thirst had her fangs tingling, which caused Kara to dig out one of the two remaining bottles of blood and nurse it as they drove in the dark.<br/><br/>The ride was mostly quiet, and Kara found herself enjoying the companionable silence. Though with the passage of time, she was sorry to see the gray of Hallbjorn's eyes fade back to his natural color.<br/><br/>Kara had begun to sleep off and on during the drive. Switching her nights and days around was a bit difficult, so she kept trying to stay awake. It didn't help much, because when she woke again, they were in front of a cute bed and breakfast, and Hallbjorn had just returned with the key to their room.<br/><br/>Once they were inside, her curiosity overtook her, and Kara began to explore the room and adjoining bathroom. There was no mistaking that it was much nicer then their previous lodging. She felt better knowing that Hallbjorn wouldn't need to sleep in a chair. Though she kept imagining him sharing her bed, and his arms wrapped firmly around her while they slept.<br/><br/>She was trying to figure out how to preserve her last bottle of blood, something she had no experience with, when she saw Hallbjorn bending over to remove his boots. Kara put the bottle in the fridge, then moved over to her berserker and knelt in front of him. She lightly batted away his hands and said, “Please, let me. I don't want your wounds to open again.”<br/><br/>As she unlaced his boots, and began to draw them off his feet, she frowned and admitted one of the things that had bothered her from before. “I have a hard time reconciling that loving couple in the restaurant with the blood thirsty one that came after us. I know it must be silly to think that just because they were in love, they would be peaceful. That disturbed me a lot, because its apparent now that villains may not always appear to be such.”<br/><br/>After removing his boots and socks, she stood and moved to his side. With gentle hands, she helped him to remove his coat one sleeve at a time, then focused on removing the tattered remains of his shirt. “I'm guessing that the Lore is made up of more then just werewolves, vampires, and berserkers. What else is out there? And this Accession, is it like a big war?”<br/><br/>With his shirt off, Kara was able to see the rest of the tattoo on his back. She reached out with her fingertips and lightly traced one of the ravens. They were beautiful in their simplicity. In fact, seeing his muscular back and his beautiful long hair trailing down it made Kara's skin feel tight, and renewed the ache within her.<br/><br/>Reluctantly she withdrew her touch, then set about putting the remains of his shirt into a trash bag. But she couldn't stay away. Kara found her way back to his bed, and sat behind him. In the guise of helping him because he was injured, when in reality her motives were due to something else entirely, she began to unbraid what hair of his had not escaped it in the earlier fight.