Moonspear carry on phenomenon

All the fun came to a screeching halt when the voice of the Most Beloved rent the air. At once, Alya turned all her attentions toward the dark princess, blue eyes wide as she tried to assess the health of Priority Number One. Hydra seemed unharmed, but Alya did not let that fool her. Obediently, she broke away from her mother and fell in line beside Lyra and behind the Commander in Chief.

"No no no no no," she whispered softly, committing the word to memory. Although she knew it as well as any word by now, it'd still taken her precious moment to connect the sound with its meaning, and such things could have cost Lyra or Hydra their lives.

Silently, Alya promised herself that she would not make the same mistake twice.