It's not easy being the villain when your crush is the hero. I make a plan to... I don't know... do something evil. Like when I stole from that bank, or toppled that skyscraper. Good times. Anyway, I make a plan to do something...
Pip was Lyra's only friend. She had known him almost all of her life.
Lyra had met Pip when she tried to steal from his restaurant years back. But he had shown only kindness. He had never ratted her out to the Ezzers or kicked...
With a brief blow of the whistle, the train lurched forward. Byrd looked out the window, watching the people in the station giving their last farewells to the soldiers leaning out of the windows. Mothers cried, fathers clasped...
