Chapter 123

Lyra looked at the colorful tents stretched along the pier like a patchwork quilt. Strings of lights hung between poles, glittering in the late-morning sun. Music drifted from somewhere near the water. A guy with a guitar.

“Okay,” Raina announced, adjusting her sunglasses dramatically. “Rule number one of mommy-and-daughter days: we start with food.”

Lyra smiled automatically. “Obviously.”

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