With Will’s help, they bust the door open and find their way to its main staircase.
He’s marvelous as the mysterious traveler between worlds, achieving an otherworldly quality that fits the character well.
Jopari tells Lee to sit and recounts the creation of the subtle knife.
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Resigned to that fact, he made other discoveries.
Lee agrees to help him as long as Jopari swears to put Lyra under the protection of the knife.
Will and Tullio continue to wrestle, breaking the tower’s window.
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Before Will knows it, Giacomo is telling him all there is to know about the two-edged weapon.
The other side gives the knife its name and can cut an opening into another world.
Having experience manipulating the alethiometer, Lyra realizes what Will is going through and tries to build his confidence.
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The knife will protect them, but Will must protect it first.
Later that night, Will is soaking in the tub and realizing the weight of his new role.
As they wish each other good night, both help and danger are on the way.
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They have always been there, stimulating, and guiding humans.
When Dr. Malone asks why they have intervened in human evolution, she gets one ominous word: vengeance.
Hundreds of witches are now dead, and it weighs on Ruta’s conscience.
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Serafina tells Ruta that her daemon Kaisa discovered that Lyra has passed through the anomaly.
Ruta will get Asriel and finish what he started.
And they vow that the Magisterium will pay for what they’ve done.
