ly believe t  t among giant bears. But it ance by fire  all. Suddenly lofur Raknison turned. “Prove it!”  you are a daemon!” “All rig, easy. I can find out anyt you kno only a daemon o find out.”

    “tell me  creature I killed.” “Ill o go into a room by myself to do to see , but until ts got to be private.”

    “teroom beo t, and come out whe answer.”

    Lyra opened t by one torcy but for a cabinet of maaining some tarniss. Sook out ter and asked: “here is lorek now?”

    “Four er.” “ell  Ive done?” “You must trust him.”

    S anxiously of ired  ted t s doing er  told o do: s trusting him.

    S t t aside and asked tion lofur Raknison ed.   creature her.

    S lofur  ing expedition, and ary bear. t, and lofur self  er t t up by turally lofur concealed trut  it but lofur himself, and now Lyra knew as well.

    S ter aell  it.

    “Flatter alaimon. “ts all s.”

    So Lyra opened ting for riumph, slyness, apprehension, and greed.

    “ell?”

    S do of o touc foreparonger, for bears -handed.

    “I beg your pardon, lofur Raknison!” s knorong and great!”

    “s tion!”

    “t creature you killed s  be. Only a god o do t.”

    “You know! You can see!”

    “Yes, because I am a daemon, like I said.”

    “tell me one t did ter promise me when she was here?”

    Once again Lyra  into ty room and consulted ter before returning he answer.

    “S s terium in Geneva to agree t you could be baptized as a Cian, even t got a daemon