"The end of October ..that's really new and not all that long ago."
But cats aren't that fond of anything baked, so why would Lena have known?

"That's very sweet of you, but I'm too young for alc-" Did cider have alcohol in it? And she was of a legal age right now, this was all so embarrassing. "Lena", she frowns. "Hi, Raleigh. Thank you for the invitation."