Henry was silent until they got up to his car out in Topside, the "Normal" world. He opened the car door for her like a gentleman, waited until she sat, then went around to the driver's seat. Once the car was moving, he asked quietly, "<strong>Do you agree with him that I'm better off with you keeping the collar on?</strong>"<br/><br/>Accepting her answer, he drove on, the evening shadows playing tricks that demanded more attention from him. "<strong>If you've been... owned... since you were a baby, how much do you know about your species? I mean, you're not human, but...</strong>" He slid a hand down her thigh for emphasis. "<strong>You're pretty close, or at least seem to be. Are you a fearsome monster that eats babies in the night, or something?</strong>"