**Lyra's point of view**
The change in our rooms was as small and big as the first green shoot coming up through the hard ground of winter. There were no longer unspoken accusations in the air. Instead, it had a tentative, fragile peace that gave people a chance to start rebuilding. Kael's apology and openness had changed everything. The Alpha had bowed his head, and in doing so, he had become a father again.
Kenny, who was aware of how his home life was changing, showed it. The cautious, watchful stillness that had begun to cover him went away. His babbling came back, full of the happy, curious rhythm of a baby discovering the world. But the new awareness was still there, a quiet feeling that was always there. We had to guide it; we couldn't ignore it.
We used Miranda's words as our ne
