The Floodlands flutterbat

instead of denying him, Laika nodded, and Cas realized she knew what he meant, that he didn't need to go on, and he kissed her again, drowning in the oddly wonderful perfume that swirled around them both. but presently he remembered they were standing in cold wet mud, and pulled away from the girl, tugging her toward the forest to the left. "c'mon," he murmured.

when they stood together in a mossy grove, Casmir faced Laika, surprised but not displeased to find he was trembling. "are you okay? are you sure?" the boy whispered, moving toward her quietly, suddenly unsure of himself and choked with anxiety.