Frank and the Northern Lights - Chapter 8 - Frustration

Frustration

Obviously Lyra needed time to find some peace of mind. It was too hard to believe that Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel were her parents. But she didn’t have much time to think about it, because she had already set her aim to go to the North.

Often she told children a story about herself that she embellished each time. Meanwhile, around the edge of the Fen country, in which she was living at the time, the police were still searching for her more carefully and determinedly. Sometimes when she was talking with Ma Costa, she questioned the story about her birth in detail. It was that Lord Asriel had shot Mr. Coulter then Mr. Coulter died and Lord Asriel asked Ma Costa to care for Lyra.

Also Lyra tried to figure out how to use the Alethiometer. Through much practice, she became more able to move the long needle as concentration. She felt thrilled at that because she thought she was getting closer to the secrets related to the North.

One day, the six heads of the gyptians got together to make a decision about their following plans. They all agreed on rescuing children also each head gave away gold and promised how many people from their groups would join the plan. One of the heads asked John Faa to take women as guards or nurses but John Faa refused strictly. After their decision, Lyra told him to take her to the North but he refused for the same reason. She attempted to persuade him again that she would be helpful because she read the Alethiometer but he didn’t agree at all.
She left his room and closed the door. And then she told Pantalaimon she would go to the North even though the gyptians wouldn’t help her. She promised.