So find a stranger salaimon sprang awake and growled, srembling.

    “Miss—miss—get up quickly. I dont knoo do.  no orders. I think hes mad, miss.”

    “? s happening?”

    “Lord Asriel, miss.  in a delirium since you  to bed. Ive never seen  of instruments and batteries in a sledge and . But  the boy, miss!”

    “Roger? aken Roger?”

    “old me to o argue—I never  on asking for you, miss—but Lord Asriel ed  came to t believe ed you gone?”

    Lyras  s “Yes? Yes?” she said.

    “It hing and—”

    Noo stifle some knowledge from her own consciousness.

    S out of bed, and ering it, but it  felt as if ttering  links body and daemon is immensely poo bridge tween worlds needed a p of energy....

    S realized w shed done.

    Sruggled all to bring someto Lord Asriel, t ed; and it  ter at all.  ed was a child.

    S him Roger.

    t  send for you!” il sepped aside and shown him Roger.

    Oter anguis sime sly o betray him....

    Lyra sion. It couldnt be true.

    tried to comfort   knoremity of grief, and could only pat her shoulder nervously.

    “lorek—” s aside. “ill outside?”

    the old man shrugged helplessly.

    “rembling all over h weakness and fear. “help me dress.

    I got to go. No quick!”

    told  imperious ears and rembling. alaimon paced tail,  sparking, tened to bring iff, reeking furs and o ttons  trike  like a sears at once on her cheeks.

    “lorek!” she called. “lorek Byrnison! Come, becau