Interlude: YES, I am alive, and YES, I am going to continue with the fic. I've just been somewhat swamped lately, but I decided to just go ahead and let y'all know that this will be continued as soon as I get around to it. :-D A note to some reviewers: Death-resurrected: Again, Will and Lyra did promise each other that if they met someone they liked, they would marry them. Although why Will would choose to marry Emily is beyond even me, but that's the way it played out. Katla: Emily's very domineering (and ditzy) and frankly, Will's just doing it to please her. Coolcatjenny: Hehe, I don't want to give away the ending.but let me say that I'm sick of writing clichés, so we may not see one this time.