From the portal that Morgana opened in the garden's northern wall — Satou's people.
Lyra came through first.
She moved more slowly than usual — the pregnancy made long distances uncomfortable, and Satou had argued with her about coming, and she had explained to him with complete patience that this was not a decision he was going to make for her, and the argument had ended there the way arguments with Lyra usually ended. She walked into the inner district on Satou's left side, her posture straight, her expression composed in the way she composed herself when composure was the thing most needed.
