Fair. Like I said, drastic measures. That was a strange suggestion for me, actually. Hmm.

There are more geodes, Lyra has some on her ship. Another character can come to the fore and we can explore the process a little more. Without knowing exactly what's wrong, though, this might be tricky to puzzle out.

If you like, I can write us forward some amount of time, maybe you'll find an entry for a new character or something?