Damien entered the Echo Gallery, where pasts relived themselves forever.
There, he watched every version of his death.
In one, Lyra killed him with tears in her eyes.
In another, he begged.
In the final one, he smiled—and let go.
"I'm ready," he said aloud.
A voice replied: "Then why are you still here?"
It was Lyra.
But not his Lyra.