Lyra's POV
I returned to the Moon Shrine before dawn, unsure whether Astra would appear again or whether the last few nights had been some strange dream I'd have imagined, I didn't understand me or rather I was beginning to understand myself. The shrine sat silent beneath the fading stars, the altar was dark and the leaves were above it still, everywhere was calm as always and still, cooling down my body.
Then the moonlight gathered and Astra emerged calmer than she'd been the night before, her light settling more easily around her now, as though she was growing steadier and closer the more I accepted her.
I didn't waste the moment, the questions came out before I could stop them. I was curious, maybe that's why those questions came out of my mouth without thinking, I had lots of ques
