Chapter 11 To Be Or Not To Be

• Monday morning began with a hoarse rooster that had wandered onto the Academy grounds. Its ear-piercing cries woke up the entire neighborhood.
• Lyra groaned, cursed, turned over, covered herself with a pillow, and tried to go back to sleep, but something fluffy squeaked and wriggled under the blanket. The girl jolted and threw off the blanket, revealing a Nyrhl. It turned out that this animal had slept with her all night.
• "Lucas!" Lyra shouted. "Lucas, why is this creature in my bed?"