POLARIS

ADAIRA

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We blended in among the humans. Since it was just evening, a lot of them were still outside their homes, the streets were busy and my heightened senses were overwhelmed. I could hear their heartbeats, the car horns were irritating, and their smells… goddess have mercy, some of them smelled horrible. I had to hold myself back so I don’t gag every ten seconds. Seriously, do they not know the usefulness of a bath?

Even though we looked human, they still had some innate sense that we were not normal so everywhere we went, people parted for us to pass through without having to say excuse me or having to push anyone out of the way. People stared at us, though not with fear, mostly with admiration, some with confusion, wondering who we were and whether we were tourists of some kind. I suspected that some of them may have approached us if Gavrael didn’t have a massive scowl on his face to dissuade any such intention. He was taller than everyone we passed, and I was almost taller tha