k ed from ime she moved.

    ill and Lyra, botried to stand upright and face her.

    quot;But you are alive!quot; them.

    ill found ing and fearing han any human being he had ever known.

    quot;; said Lyra, w as repelled as ill.

    For ansed a jet of noise rig tc Lyra and togeturned into y of c teaco regulate to appeal to, nowo hide.

    and looked he sheer power of her scream had made him dizzy.

    quot;If youre trying to stop us,quot; ;tter be ready to fig door.quot;

    t time it o purse o a mock kiss.

    t;Your motmares. e s ;

    ill didnt move, because out of tely along tialys on t at to dig o tures scaly leg, and tialys launc off tly onto tric blue steed and up into the air.

    t on te. Anottered t  ill and Lyra bot taggered. But so tone ood out from  of serpents.

    ill tugged at Lyras ried to run to t turned, ting Lyra behe knife.

    t once, darting close at ing ao get in a blo distracting  s o the ground.

    Lyra called out, quot;tialys! Salmakia! Stop, stop!quot;

    tering in t one curn, and flexing , and t was w Lyra iced.

    too land on. Salmakia realized o tialys: quot;S. e cant  ;

    Lyra said, quot;Lady, ;

    travelers nearly fainted from tion and decay t ed from her.

    quot;No-Name!quot; she cried.

    quot; do you  ; said Lyra.

    quot; can you give me?quot;

    quot;e could tell you ed, I dont knorange t;

    quot;Oo tell me a story?quot;

    quot;If youd like.quot;