Hans sat cross-legged in his little nook in the wall of the house, his tongue flicking over the sticky surface of his steel shortsword. He looked like a young child enjoying a summer cold treat, but this wasn't cold; it was getting cold however, notable by the sudden lack of savoring the boy made of the treat. His tongue grew more hasty, gathering more and more of the Nord's blood from the sword.
The warm, sticky fluid filled his mouth and clung to his gums like... Graqe Jelly... Hans recalled, memories of his childhood resurfacing. It was one of his favorite delicacies, imported from one of the neighboring Bretonic cities near his village. Gooey and sticky, it would get all over his fingers and whatever surfaces were near him, and filled his mouth with a super sweetness he savored.
But now, he could never enjoy the taste of graqe jelly the same way again, as his vampirism forced him to regurgitate the substance within a few hours of consumption, or he would find himself with uncomfortable constipation. He only guessed the immortality and blood-feeding messed with his bowels. But the sweet savory taste of fresh, warm blood sticking in his mouth was an acceptable equivalent, especially because it left him feeling warm and fuzzy inside.
Once his sword was cleaned, the little Nord leaped from his nook and landed on both feet, sheathing his blade. A small grin painted his face, as he felt renewed and enlivened by that small amount of blood. He craved more, for sure, but it was in that innocent manner that a child craves more sweets; not needed but very much desired. Being of a smaller body, Hans had discovered over time that his blood requirements were lesser than that of his advlt counterparts, but his desire for the blood was stronger.
But one does not live forty years of the bloodsvcking lifestyle and not learn to control his desires. So, crushing the inner child's desire to feed, the inner advlt carried on down the alley, not sure where he should go next tonight. And then, as he looked in the distance at the edge of the alley, he saw the fort, peaking out over the walls of Balmora from the end of the street way.
The Fort... something-moth, he couldn't recall the name, was built by the Imperials, and used by the Hlaalu House as a prison while serving as a barracks for the local legions of the Empire. Even as the Empire began to disintegrate in the wake of the Oblivion Crisis, the Fort still stood, and was still used for Prisoners. Imperial Forts had a lovely quality of being rather difficult to escape from; the epitome of inescapable being the Imperial Prison itself.
Svenson smiled, an idea forming in his mind that would cure both his desire for blood, and the desire to entertain himself, and he proceeded to walk down the street in the direction of the Fort.