Lyra's POV

Was he trying to create another moment of sorrow for me? Was he trying to remind me about how, having been with him for years, I hadn't even received a congratulatory prize, which vehemently reveals how inefficient I'd been?

“Could any of those maids have poisoned her food indeed? Could she be telling the truth?” I spoke up, letting out a deep breath. If this question could silence the storm in my head, then I definitely would ask again.

“I don't know what really ...