Cassian
“So you and Em, huh?” I ask Milo once Em has eaten and fallen asleep under a nearby tree.
“Looks like it,” he says coolly.
This guy really is as bold as brass. I mean, I don’t care what Lyra does, but we just met him today, and already he’s acting like he has every right to be with her.
He does have every right to; I’m just surprised by his confidence. I didn’t feel as confident with Lyra as quickly as he does. But maybe this is part of the thing where they’re both hybrids. I can already see them connecting on a level that doesn’t have anything to do with me.
Milo tears off a chunk of rabbit meat and passes it to me.
“Listen, I like you,” he says. “I wouldn’t have gone there if Lyra hadn’t told me that you’d be comfortable with it.”
“You asked my permission?”
“Not permissio
