Lyra POV
“I don’t understand,” I say to Milo. “Don’t understand what?”
“How can you hate the covens but still be open to using magic?” I ask. “Are you for the Moon Casters or are you against them?”
“It’s not that simple,” he says.
“Really?” Cassian asks. “Seems pretty simple to me.” He tears away a chunk of the rabbit we caught for dinner with his teeth. “They’re monsters. They’re no better than Ravagers.”
“They’re entirely different from Ravagers,” Milo says coolly. “And you’d be making a terrible mistake not to recognize that fact. Moon Casters have logic on their side. They’re evil, yes, but they’re capable of reason.”
“So we’re supposed to hate them less because they’re rational?” Cassian asks.
“Did I say that?” Milo asks. “I hate them as much as you do, I promise. They killed
