At the morning hearing, investigators confirm that the predators attacked first and that Lyra broke the ward only while trying to save Nessa. Her rescue is accepted, but her uncontrolled power is now considered too dangerous to ignore. The council refuses home training and gives Lyra two choices: supervised education at Viremoor Institute or confinement with no promised release. Her parents cannot decide for her. Lyra argues that punishing someone for saving a child would teach everyone to look away next time. Refusing confinement, she chooses Viremoor herself and signs the transfer order, preserving her agency at a painful cost.
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