Lyra’s stepmother insists on continuing a harsh water therapy session in the Moon Spring, ignoring the girl's desperate pleas that she can't endure it. As Lyra struggles and cries for help, bystanders intervene, accusing the woman of abusing a disabled child. The stepmother insists it's therapy, but the crowd threatens to report her to the church. The situation escalates when someone reveals Lyra is not her biological daughter, branding the stepmother as heartless. As tensions peak, a commanding voice orders them to stop.