Lord Asriel heard her cry and went into the kitchen and left Lyra to look after Michael and continue opening her presents. He confronted his partner.
⌠What▓s wrong Marissa? You are incredibly white. Do you know who gave Lyra that golden ball?■ he was saying panicking and waiting for a response.
Marissa shouted ⌠I thought you loved me!■
Asriel stammered ⌠I do but-■
⌠Don▓t you dare come near me. I knew this was a mistake moving in with you. You don▓t love me. You just wanted revenge on me after I kidnapped Lyra!■
⌠I was angry with you when you did that but I know you love me and I love you so now I am not angry with you but proud you did kidnap Lyra because it brought us closer together and now Lyra has her parents and a brother.■ He said calmly kissing her on the cheek to show her he loved her deeply.
Marissa couldn▓t resist kissing Asriel passionatley and Lyra came running in after hearing the silence in the kitchen. When she so them kissing she jumped with excitement and run to her parents who were hugging and smiling into one another▓s eyes.
It was time for Lyra▓s birthday party and all the guests came at seven with their gifts and were smartly dressed.
The first people who arrived were the Master of Jordan, Roger, the Librarian, who she didn▓t remember sending an invitation to, and Mrs Lonsdale. The Master of Jordan handed Lyra a little box for her gift and inside it was a globe of the new parrellel worlds that her and her parents found last year. Roger gave her her favourite cake, double chocolate fudge cake. Th Librarian was pleased to see her for once and handed her the alethiometer book that Farder Coram talked about three years ago. And Mrs Lonsdale gave her a new, beautiful pink dress she made herself.
The next group to arrive were the Gyptians. Lord Asriel greeted them all with a hug and Mrs Coulter came to the door also giving them a hug, much to their surprise, and apologized about stealing their children when she was part of the Gobblers. They accepted the apology and handed over their gifts for Lyra, who was sitting on the stairs talking to Roger.
Marissa called her excited daughter to greet the Gyptians and thank them for their presents.
