Hallbjorn regretted the timing of what he told Kara. He could tell that her mind was not on the food in front of them, and he wanted her to enjoy the meal. But he had ruined that. He ate in silence as well, and for him it was not a comfortable silence. It was rare for him to find silence uncomfortable, but with Kara's mood so strongly in contrast her to excitement and energy before at seeing Bourbon Street he could not enjoy it. But he was not sure how to break what he created.<br/><br/>"This is not something that I had to contend with in all my long years of life." Hallbjorn admitted to Kara. He forked at his entree and began to eat while he looked at her sadness and hating how impotent he felt in the face of it. The source of it was not something that he could bludgeon away.<br/><br/>He glanced up at Kara when she asked about his parents. He thought he had told her their fate, but it seemed that he had overlooked it. "Ah, Kara, my parents, my sister, and the rest of my family . . . they perished at the hands of the Berserkers who hunted Helgi." The man said softly. It was something that no longer bothered him. It was so long ago and so far removed. "They were long in the grave by the time I became immortal."<br/><br/>Hallbjorn reached across the table and put a hand on one of Kara's. "I am sorry for the timing of this." He told her. "If your parents can keep the secret, then it is possible that you can tell them everything. But if they are curious people who will use this knowledge to uncover more about the Lore," and to Hallbjorn it seemed very real, since her father was a photo-journalist and his mother, presumably, was the one who dug up things, by the process of elimination, "then we will need to withhold from them or lie. I do not relish the idea of lying, and I do not think you find it palatable either."<br/><br/>"If you really, truly trust your parents and they matter enough to you to risk the wrath of the gods, then my advice is to take what you want. It is not wise, but the cautious path was never my way." Hallbjorn said to Kara. He squeezed her hand.