On the Wednesday before the cricket match, which was due to take place that Saturday, Autumn, Lizzie and Zoya, with Cas coming along, took Finn for a rather pointed walk through the woods. ‘I must say I was delighted when you invited me,’ he said to Autumn, sounding as nervous as immortal royalty with superpowers could sound, ‘but I kind of thought it would just be the two of us.’
‘Oh,’ said Autumn, sounding surprised while feeling it not in the least. ‘I didn’t realise you knew so little about human customs.’
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