"The one that precedes winter, yes. Summer is warmer but autumn is when the trees drop their leaves. You may find walking on a bed of dry leaves without setting the place ablaze a particular challenge."

If any of them are lucky, Zagreus' subtle left to right technique will be good enough to prevent an accident. It looks like he'll have had plenty of practice by then.

"The Underworld?" Michael sets aside his cards to focus on the conversation. That does explain why he's asking questions about the surface world like it's an unfamiliar place—apparently, it is—though it doesn't tell him much more about who Zagreus is. The man doesn't look like a demon to him. Different worlds, different underworlds. "You're more polite than the hellspawn I'm accustomed to. Who rules the Underworld you know?"