Chapter 57. No Choice

Lyra POV

There are times when I wish I’d never opened my mouth. Now is one of those times when we’re chasing a pack of wolves with some sort of power to dissolve people in an instant.

I’d insisted on coming, demanded it, in fact, telling Cassian that we were in this together. I know we are, but I can’t help the fear that’s crawling up my nerves as my paws pound the forest floor beneath me.

I don’t know if I’m built for this kind of thing. At least, I have no formal training for fighting. I don’t know what in the world I thought I was going to do when we confronted them. I guess I should have Cassian teach me how to fight sooner rather than later.

If we live through this.

But we have to. The only way we can beat that awful Assanan is if we have the Amulet of Light. I don’t know how he