Disclaimer: I do not own Will, Lyra, Pan, or any of Phillip Pullman's
creations. I own Allie and Alec, and their dæmons.
Chapter 3:
~*~ Confusion ~*~
"How?" Asked Lyra. "How could you help me?" They were sitting under a big oak tree in the Botanic Garden.
"Well, a while ago I met a scholar at a college, far away from here. He taught me this special way to travel. It's complicated. Anyway, there's this sort of trance. In it you can travel between worlds." Alec explained.
Lyra had her eyes on Alec, listening carefully so she wouldn't miss a single detail. She had that look in her eyes, Will would have recognized it. He had seen it in the land of the dead, and he was sure he'd never forget it. It was when Lyra came up with the plan to free the dead. He had heard a tone in her voice and saw an expression on her face that he knew and liked more than anything he'd ever known: it showed she was thinking of something daring. She showed that expression now.
"Will you teach me?" Asked Lyra, eyes still glinting.
"I'll try. But I must warn you, it is very difficult. It takes long hours of training and practice," Alec began.
"I'll do it." Lyra interrupted, "Anything it takes. I must try…for Will."
At the mention of Will's name, Alec looked solemnly at the ground. He wished, for a moment, that he couldn't help Lyra. Just so he could have a shot…just one chance. But no. He could help her, and he would. He had to.
"Alright." Said Alec. "I'll teach you."
~*~
Lyra let out a small cry and gave Alec a big hug. Pan would have hugged Kiallie, but something was wrong. There was an expression in Alec's daemon that Alec's face showed nothing of. It was something like sorrow, as though they had just suffered a great disappointment. Pantalaimon did not want to trouble Lyra, for at the moment she was very happy and excited. He decided he must talk to her later, after Alec had gone.
~*~
Later, in Lyra and Allie's room, Pan thought he should talk to Lyra. Alec and her had decided to have travel-lessons after school on Fridays. They would meet in the garden, under the tree they had sat at that afternoon.
"Lyra," Pan began, "there's something I need to tell you about Alec and Kiallie." Lyra looked up from her homework.
"What is it Pan?"
"Well, earlier today, when you hugged Alec. I noticed something strange." And Pan explained about Kiallie. "There's something odd going on, Lyra. And I don't like it." Finished Pan.
"Pan, you're just being paranoid." Laughed Lyra.
"No, I'm not! That daemon looked like she was tearing her heart out. Like, I dunno, they didn't really want to help us or something." Lyra frowned. She could feel Pan's thoughts, he was serious. Lyra was confused. What did this mean? Pan didn't understand it either.
"Well," said Lyra, breaking the silence, "we'll just have to see next week. When we start lessons." Pan nodded.
"I guess so…"
~*~
A/N: That was chapter 3, and chapter 4 is coming. I hope you like my story so far. Sorry this chapter is kinda short. Oh, and by the way, reviews are (as always,) greatly appreciated.
; )
Chapter 3:
~*~ Confusion ~*~
"How?" Asked Lyra. "How could you help me?" They were sitting under a big oak tree in the Botanic Garden.
"Well, a while ago I met a scholar at a college, far away from here. He taught me this special way to travel. It's complicated. Anyway, there's this sort of trance. In it you can travel between worlds." Alec explained.
Lyra had her eyes on Alec, listening carefully so she wouldn't miss a single detail. She had that look in her eyes, Will would have recognized it. He had seen it in the land of the dead, and he was sure he'd never forget it. It was when Lyra came up with the plan to free the dead. He had heard a tone in her voice and saw an expression on her face that he knew and liked more than anything he'd ever known: it showed she was thinking of something daring. She showed that expression now.
"Will you teach me?" Asked Lyra, eyes still glinting.
"I'll try. But I must warn you, it is very difficult. It takes long hours of training and practice," Alec began.
"I'll do it." Lyra interrupted, "Anything it takes. I must try…for Will."
At the mention of Will's name, Alec looked solemnly at the ground. He wished, for a moment, that he couldn't help Lyra. Just so he could have a shot…just one chance. But no. He could help her, and he would. He had to.
"Alright." Said Alec. "I'll teach you."
~*~
Lyra let out a small cry and gave Alec a big hug. Pan would have hugged Kiallie, but something was wrong. There was an expression in Alec's daemon that Alec's face showed nothing of. It was something like sorrow, as though they had just suffered a great disappointment. Pantalaimon did not want to trouble Lyra, for at the moment she was very happy and excited. He decided he must talk to her later, after Alec had gone.
~*~
Later, in Lyra and Allie's room, Pan thought he should talk to Lyra. Alec and her had decided to have travel-lessons after school on Fridays. They would meet in the garden, under the tree they had sat at that afternoon.
"Lyra," Pan began, "there's something I need to tell you about Alec and Kiallie." Lyra looked up from her homework.
"What is it Pan?"
"Well, earlier today, when you hugged Alec. I noticed something strange." And Pan explained about Kiallie. "There's something odd going on, Lyra. And I don't like it." Finished Pan.
"Pan, you're just being paranoid." Laughed Lyra.
"No, I'm not! That daemon looked like she was tearing her heart out. Like, I dunno, they didn't really want to help us or something." Lyra frowned. She could feel Pan's thoughts, he was serious. Lyra was confused. What did this mean? Pan didn't understand it either.
"Well," said Lyra, breaking the silence, "we'll just have to see next week. When we start lessons." Pan nodded.
"I guess so…"
~*~
A/N: That was chapter 3, and chapter 4 is coming. I hope you like my story so far. Sorry this chapter is kinda short. Oh, and by the way, reviews are (as always,) greatly appreciated.
; )