The town came up after a long curve in the road. A small coastal place with white-painted buildings and orange-red roofs and a few fishing boats bobbing in a tiny harbor. Everyone here knew everyone so outsiders got stared at, though it was more of a "who are you and why are you here and are you buying anything" stare than a hostile one.
He parked near the town center and they got out together. Emily looped her arm through his the second her feet hit the pavement and pulled herself close enough that he could feel the warmth of her through his jacket. She always did this around humans. It wasn't really about affection, it was about marking territory in front of every woman within fifty meters.
Back on Aradne she never bothered because the whole village already knew she'd kill for him. But here, surrounded by human women, she got clingy and her grip tightened up the second any woman let her eyes rest on him too long.
