"I've met a few already, yeah," Lyra says, not taking her eyes off of the boy in front of her.

"The Authority... Is what the Church calls God, but he en't, really. He's just the oldest angel," She supposed it was possible Lord Asriel might be behind this too, but the lack of choice didn't fit. Nor did him involving her in it- she expected he'd ignore her since she didn't have anything he wanted.

"It's just a guess, though. They've been beaten, anyway," Lyra shrugged.