Driven by a desire to help Will and a growing curiosity about research, Lyra ignores the alethiometer’s warnings and returns to her world's Oxford. Her attempt to see Mary again is interrupted by D.I. Walters , a police officer who is actually working for Lord Boreal . After a tense encounter at the university, Lyra flees and is "rescued" by Lord Boreal—disguised as Charles Latrom—who offers her a ride in his car.
: Will experiences visions of a knife and the Torre degli Angeli (Tower of Angels) in Cittàgazze, foreshadowing his destiny as the knife bearer. His Dark Materials 2x3
: Back in Oxford, Mary begins using I-Ching sticks to communicate with "The Cave," eventually realizing that the Dust she is studying is actually made of conscious angels. Driven by a desire to help Will and