16 Hayley Not a minute after Ash walked away, I became bored. There was nothing to do here, other than just stay seated, look through the window, and do some people watching. Or fae watching. I was still getting used to seeing so many people with pointed ears and similar physical traits—white-blond to dark-blond hair, green or blue eyes, and fair skin. When I asked about it while Ash and I were at the square, he explained those were the Spring Court traits. That other courts would look different. I then gestured to a woman with red hair who was dancing with some kids. “She’s either from the Autumn Court and decided to live here or she’s half-Spring and half-Autumn,” Ash explained. There were only a handful of fae inside the teashop, but from what I could see, all of them had blond hai

