t village, in and out of t-formed across t gatside the open door of Marys house.

        Cautiously t again, toer tree.

        Its long brancrailed t corkscre doo t to rustle a leaf or snap a fallen t asleep in eachers arms.

        toucly    being infinitely careful not to hem.

        As tly ing ills fast-ing t sound behem.

        Instantly, in total silence, bot eyes, bare eeth, mena every line.

        A ood tlined by t    Mary, and whough her voice made no sound.

        "e ; she said.

        Pantalaimons daemo    il    ree.

        "Serafina Pekkala!" ;s ;

        "s fly to a place ; she sleeping villagers.

        ook it up, t s cro.

        ttled on t fortable brand two birds perched nearby.

        "You    be birds for long," s;Very soon nole. Look around and take t into your memory."

        " ; said Pantalaimon.

        "Youll find out sooen," said Serafina Pekkala, "and Ill tell you some e but c is t you are    is possible?"

        "itc; said Pantalaimon, "and s;

        "In leaving you bot kno, t c time tce, abominable place, astroper it. to bee a c cross it alone and leave    undergo.

        But , t t severed, as in Bolvangar; till one o far places arahings and bring baowledge.

        "And you are not severed, are you?"

        "No," said Pantalaimon. "e are still one. But it was so painful, and we were s;

        "ell," said Serafina, "t fly like c live as long as    to c t."

        trangeness of this knowledge.

        "Does t mean alaimon.

        "Be patient."

        "And c all c;

        "t c     os ;

        t. Serafina turo tingale and said, " is your name?"

        "I    knoil I orn a;

        "t;

        "Kirjava," said Pantalaimon, trying t; does it mean?"

        "Soon you    means. But no; Serafina    on, "you must listen carefully, because Im going to tell you w you s;

        "No," said Kirjava forcefully.

        Serafina said gently, "I    o you knoo say."

        "e dont    to !" said Pantalaimon.

        "Its too soon," said tingale. "Its mucoo soon."

        Serafina , because s suide to ation subside before s on.

        "; she said.

        "t; said Pantalaimon. "Every."

        "And you saw...”

        "Yes," said Kirjava, "we looked closely, and we saas ;

        "e sa an angel," said Pantalaimon quickly. "And tle people e from, too, ;

        told tc trying to distract ; but s talk, because of thers voice.

        But eventually t of to tell . tle, endless wil Serafina Pekkala said:

        "You o punis; my Kaisa did just ter I came te barrens. But o me eventually, because o    o be do. Because you o tell t you kno;

        Pantalaimon cried aloud, a pure, cold os and burroure table fear came into being.

        Serafina ot passion until s ills daemon, Kirjava tingale. Salking to tca Skadi, o. ttle broing an implacable ferocity as palpable as , and Serafina .

        Finally Pantalaimons wild screaming died away, and Kirjava said:

        "A;

        "Yes, you do," said tcly.

        Gradually ty left ttle bro e sadness in its place.

        "t; Serafina said. "I left it to fly ians, all t;

        t close, and in a moment two doves.

        Serafina    on: "t time you fly. I    see a little a you o climb trees t I t be birds ake in all t you , and remember it    you and Lyra and ill are going to t c it is yours to make, and no one elses."

        t speak. Sook ed aoreetops, cirg ingle of tarlig sifting of t Dust she had never seen.

        So t silently into t Mary except t s    in ts    so    startling .

        S on t t time ly o s Mary e uning a string. t Serafina epped in among to Mary, and sant easy affe t imes feel for people    in dreams.

        A moment later talking togeter remembered notrical transformers. It ime for Serafina to take charge.

        "In a fes," s;youll    be alarmed. Youll find me beside you. Im s quite safe and to    you. And talk properly."

        Saking til stering as t her.

        "You must be tc; Mary whispered.

        "I am. My name is Serafina Pekkala.    are you called?"

        "Mary Malone. Ive never been ly. Am I a;

        "Yes. e must talk togetalk is o trol, and o remember. Its better to talk ao stay inside, or ?"

        "Ill e," said Mary, sitting up and stretc;;

        "Asleep uree."

        t of t tree s curtain of all-cealing leaves, and o the river.

        Mary cure of ion: s of age came in ed sadness.

        t on ter, and Serafina told    so the childrens daemons.

        "t looking for today," Mary said, "but somet knoain t ;

        "ell, ;

        Mary stared at her.

        "If you could see ; Serafina    on, "you    yello;

        "An Alpine c;

        "itime, I could teaco see oo, and to see ts strange for us to t see t;

        told Mary    it meant.

        "And to tell t; Mary said.

        "I t of o tell t of telling you aing you he

        responsibility. But I sa ."

        "t;

        "I kno;

        "t discovered it..."

        Mary tried to take in all tions of    oo hard.

        After a minute or so Mary said, " you see Dust?"

        "No, Ive never seen it, and until t."

        Mary took t and    to tc it to her eye and gasped.

        "t is Dust... Its beautiful!"

        "turn to look back at ter tree."

        Serafina did and exclaimed again. "t; she said.

        "Sometoday, or yesterday if its after midnig; Mary said, trying to find to explain, and remembering    flo river like t;Sometiny but crucial... If you ed to divert a migo a different course, and all you , as long as you put t place to send t trickle of er t ead of t erday. I dont kno ly, or sometil t felt like t, but suddenly t tracted to t stopped flo;

        "So t o ; said Serafina, marveling. "And nos safe, or it will be w c;

        Sold Mary about t .

        "I    an angel: a female angel. Srange; soget; s on, fetting t t ;old me many t all tory le betupidity. Sried to open minds; ty and ried to keep t;

        "I    t;

        "And for most of t time, , alaces are occupied by ;

        "Yes," said Mary, "I reize t, too."

        "And truggle isnt over no a setback. trongly, and    be ready to resist."

        "But ; said Mary.

        " t of atron, and led o tatron is gone forever. So is Lord Asriel."

        Mary caug;And Mrs. Coulter?" she said.

        As an anscook an arroing it: t, traig, t perfectly balanced.

        And s in two.

        "On my ; s;I sa    a yself t I    arroo . No toget."

        Mary, distressed, said, "ell Lyra?"

        "ait until s; said Serafina. "And s not. In any case, s ell s to kno;

        t in silence for a wars slowly whe sky.

        " you see a to do?" said Mary.

        "No, but if Lyra returns to er as long as s ;

        "Mary began, and found s sidered t for a moment. "I suppose I belong in my oo leave t Ive ever been in my life, I t;

        "ell, if you do return er in anot; said Serafina, "and so salk more on t forever. Embrace me noer."

        Mary did so, and Serafina Pekkala fleil Mary could see her no more.

        At about time, one of turo t afternoon by a different route and    seen it; t lay undisturbed ures, and by an a uanding itled to take any creature left dead after dark.

        ts body back to , and ed very    lay in t doly turning to rust.
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