Alice rarely ventured out of the castle outside of her class work and game days. After the terrifying events of the pumpkin patch and beyond, she didn't trust the grounds not to swallow her whole. That being said, she couldn't allow another minute to pass with Sloane believing she wished for a choice to be made. Sloane and Cameron could do as they pleased, it made no difference to her.

(She was also still reeling from the revelation of how little she meant to Cameron and didn't know where else to go.)

"Sloane!" She called from the bottom of the pitch. Alice hadn't yet spotted her friend, but the seeker wasn't in the common room or at dinner. There were only so many other places to look. "Sloane? I need to talk to you!"