Brinley looked at the hand and she paused for a second. Were they hand-holding now? What if everyone saw? Everyone would see. Was that a problem? He bit the inside of her cheek and took a bold move, taking Meru's hand and then standing closer as if to obscure it from view but in reality she was just nervous.
"I'll have pity on your wallet," Brin said with a laugh, "but what'll we do after? Just food and then go again? Or were there some shops you had in mind to visit?"