Chapter 43 Apologies To Emily

• Lyra's POV
• Bloody hell. I don't think my ears had ever been subjected to so many complicated things in my entire life. The more Grandpa talked, the more tangled my brain got. I scratched my head for what had to be the hundredth time, even pinched my ears—like that would somehow help me process any of it.
• The last time I felt this lost was in biology class. God, I hated biology. Or maybe I just hated the teacher. Hard to say. Either way, I had to force myself to sit through it because I couldn't afford a bad grade.