The next day when Lyra woke up she felt queasy, and felt as if she were being rocked left and right. When she had had a shower and got dressed she went to go look for the Gyptian leader, but bumped into some of his guards just outside her room, and when she asked them if she could go find him they said
"I'm sorry ma but he's busy steering the ship. I'm sure he shall be more than happy to talk later." said one of the guards in a deep voice.
"What do you meen by steering the ship? Where are you taking me?!" Lyra said rather angry that she wasn't informed.
"Well i think you know the answer to your first question, and as for your second question we're going north, the gobblers kidnapped all of the children last night while we were sleeping, we need to get them back and John Faa reckons you would be a great help."
"How would i be able to help? I wouldn't be able to help against those evil gobblers!"
"I'm sorry Lyra but its not my decision."
After the guard and her had argued some more she finally went back into her room and slammed the door behind her. She didn't know what to do, so she just sat with pantalaimon, now an ermine, on her bad and talked.
Up on deck John Faa was busy steering the ship, they where about 3 and a half days away from the north, where all the Gyptian children had been taken. Eventually after a lot of sleeping and eating and talking Lyra got to talk to John Faa who said
"Lyra you have to understand you are special, you need to help us get our children back! Withought our children back who will carry on our family names? We have no choice."
"You could have asked me if i would help, instead of kidnapping me! Anyway I'm not special! how will i be able to help you get those kids back!" Lyra replied
"Lyra you ARE special, you just don't know it yet! And we really need help getting our children back, please Lyra I'm asking you know, no I'm BEGGING you, please, please help us get our kids back!"
"What will i get out of it! It better be good, or else I'm not going to help you get your kids back!"
"What will you get out of it? Oh well.. You would find out what your gift is! I'm sure that you want that, don't you?"
"Well, it would be interesting to know what my gift it...Ok ill do it, ill help you!"
"Thank you Lyra, you won't regret it!"
From then on Lyra just wandered around the ship talking to random people, eventually she got bored and one of the gyptian men showed her how to play poker and then she started playing poker with some of the gyptians. Lyra was tired of not having any children to play with, so after a while she decided that she would just sleep for the long journey ahead, coming out of her room only occasionally to do things like shower or use the toilet. After 3 days of constant sailing John Faa came in to talk to her, and when Lyra had asked him if they where nearly there he said that they would be there within the hour, and he then told her not to go up on the deck withought putting on her winter clothes as it was getting very cold.
When they finally reached the north Lyra put on her winter clothes as fast as she possibly could and then ran outside, not caring what anybody thought, she was just happy to feel the solid ground underneath her feet, and the people of the village coming to see who the new arrivals were. When all the gyptian people were off of the ship John Faa walked up to the small crowd that had gathered and said
"Hello, we are here to rescue our children, they were taken by the gobblers, do you know where the gobblers would have taken them?"
The crowd all looked at each other and then one told them that they would have to talk to the mayor for that information, and then the crowd broke up, not wanting to be mixing with the people that had anything to do with the magesterium or the 'gobblers' as the strange man had called them. After resting the day in one of the local hotels they went to see the mayor. they had a long conversation and when they were finally told they got some tips too.
"Hello there Mayor, I'm John Faa. Some of the townspeople told me that you are the person to come to if we need to find out some information about the magesterium as you people call them." John Faa had said.
"Well, Mr. Faa, those townspeople were right. What do you need to know?" the mayor had replied.
"We need to know where the magesterium are stationed."
"I'm sorry if i sound rude Mr. Faa but you keep saying "we" but there is only one of you here, could you please explain to me?"
"Me and my men. We came to get our kids back from the gobblers. Now, back to my question please sir."
"Ah..Yes, well that is a simple question. The magesterium, or 'gobblers' as you call them are located just a little north of here. But i suggest you get the help of a panserbjørne, or in simpler terms, an armored bear. I believe that you could get the help of one from the inn just down the road."
"Well ma' lord thank you for all the help you've been. And ill be checking out that panserbjørne. I shall be seeing you around!" And with that he walked out.