Moonspear let's take a trip,

Charon was glad to see that his story had the result he had hoped for — his little girl was looking up to him in admiration and pride — and who was to say that stars didn't look like that? It wasn't like anyone could ever fact-check his story anyway, so it was foolproof. Lyra got sad after she realised that the stars lost their shimmer when they fell down to the earth and he wished he could make her happier, but it seemed to make sense to him that stars would lose their shine after they fell, because it was in a way like they were dying.

Terance had a story to make up for whatever sadness Lyra felt about the falling stars, though. Charon smiled as he thought of Osprey and said, "That does sound like her." Then, after a short beat, "I mean, it's probably true. Osprey knows this kind of stuff." Well, mostly she was good at making up stories off the top of her head, but whatever, it didn't matter much. It was easier to explain Lyra this way.