Hallbjorn nodded and took in everything that Kara said. "It will make things easier if you do not miss them." Hallbjorn told Kara. He'd had few friends, if any, but there were people he had grown accustomed to and when they had died their absence had been unpleasant. He did not want to think about what it would mean if her parents were mortal and how it would affect Kara. It was very clear that she cared and loved them very much.<br/><br/>"The bodies are already dealt with. There are certain scavengers called 'low creatures' that take care of such things." Hallbjorn told her softly and quietly. As for the fire, that would be more difficult to conceal. "As for the fire damage . . . the most likely solution would be to contract the House of Witches for a spell."<br/><br/>Hallbjorn had chosen to order oyster rockefeller for an appetizer, and the duck and andouille gumbo and the duck as an entree. The menu did have options for steaks but if they were eating at a place like this it seemed more appropriate to pick something that spoke to New Orleans' unique culinary offerings.<br/><br/>"What would you tell your parents about us?" Hallbjorn asked Kara as he glanced out the window. "They would want to know how we met and what made you feel so strongly for me in so little time. And why you would leap to move so far away to be with me." His eyes flicked back over to her. "There is very little that I can truthfully tell them about myself." He gave her a sympathetic look. "These are things we need to consider before I can meet them." It was not a flat refusal or an attempt to dissuade her from having her parents in her life, but identifying the obstacles as Hallbjorn saw them. Even though it could put them both in danger if Kara's adoptive parents were mortals - and there were several Loreans fostered by mortals - and they revealed more than they should, attracting the punishment of the gods.