CHAPTER 23 - The Beast Raid
"Hey Peter wake up"
Lyra was initially worried about the fact that Peter had been made to sleep in the barn.
She knew of her father's suspicions towards strangers — most especially due to what she had been told he suffered while growing up.
By showing hospitality to a group of strangers — who turned out to be heartless murderers — Mr Dreyson's parents lost their lives.
After that experience — he had made a silent vow — never to show hospitality to any stranger, except he had been able to verify their identity.
Lyra couldn't really sleep — which meant that she had stayed awake all through the night — tossing and turning on the bed till it was dawn.
Coming to the barn and finding Peter on a clump of hay made her quite sad.
Coming closer to him, she could hear him snoring — which gave her quite the surprise.
'He's asleep?'
Lyra came and stood before his sleeping figure.
After sometime — she tapped him gently.