Ruta Skadi stood up.

    quot;Sister, its time I parted from you,quot; so Serafina. quot;Im going up to speak to tever to Lord Asriel, Ill go , Ill searc;

    ta Skadi took o t, sped out of the dark alongside her.

    quot;ere going ; he said.

    quot;As ed fliers in Oply, Sergi. Lets catc;

    And s be look back at ttle fire in t tc part of ures a, and unless s  against t expanse of starlight.

    So s of took on a clearer shape.

    t as if t as if, c ts a Skadi stayed becrengto fig armed, but on t even outstrip  came to a chase.

    Making  in case, s;Angels!

    and listen to me! I am tca Skadi, and I  to talk to you!quot;

    turned. t  inill tanding uprigion by ting of they

    surrounded  by an invisible sun.

    Sting on  ing rangeness of it, and tered to sit close to th of her body.

    Eacinctly an individual, and yet t ting play of intelligence and feeling t seemed to saneously. t s naked in front of t  so deep.

    Still, s surned th head held high.

    quot;So you are angels,quot; s;or atc;

    quot;e are follo; said one.

    S sure w mig once.

    quot;; she said.

    quot;A mans.quot;

    quot;Lord Asriels?quot;

    quot;It may be.quot;

    quot;;

    quot;Because o,quot; came the reply.

    quot;to ; shem.

    Ruta Skadi  c-lived  s test idea of  beings. Nor did s beyond ary tentacles to test corners of universes s sed to. If so perceive true form, tecture tructures composed of