the turning point, everything changes

I hadn't seen it coming — and neither, I suspect, had Sean. He was in the middle of his meal, perfectly at ease, when Kyra appeared at the edge of the pine forest. My first thought was surprise. My second was worry. She had been warned once, by Ursula, clearly and decisively. And yet here she was, still unwilling to let go of the only home she had ever known. Sean's response was immediate and unambiguous — the most forceful I had ever seen from him, a push that left absolutely no room for doubt. It was the turning point we had all been waiting for. And this time, Kyra listened. Sometimes it takes a father's word to close a door that a mother's couldn't.