The Spy

Chapter 1

Summary :

This is a story we all well know but it's not as it seems. It's not like the story we know in the way many things are different but how you may ask ? Well what if Lyra knew Asriel was her dad from day 1 but believed her mother died during childbirth. What happens when the day Lyra comes into contact with her mother without even knowing it ?

LYRA POV:

Here I am again at Jordan I'm waiting for my dad to return from his travels but until then I've got to spend my time between the care of Ma Costa and the scholars of Jordan College. You may wonder why I split my time between both of them. Neither of them could cope with me full time. I'm not your average girl. I know what I want and I make sure I get it. Not in a bad way by any means. I just mean I like to know about everything I can. I have so many theories about the world but my father doesn't usually have the time to hear them. Of course I love my father dearly I have a good life I get to go on trips to the north once I've even seen an armoured bear from a distance of course but that was good enough for me at the time well at least it had to be my dad said if I went and interacted with this bear that I wouldn't live to see another day ... I still don't know if he meant that it's because the bear would kill me or if he would  but I didn't take my chances. Well anyway enough about that let's get onto the story .

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Lyra was running the halls with her best friend Roger  and their Daemons.  Lyra was sure she was going to win the race like she always did, Pantalaimon her daemon was a great asset to her as they made such a good team. As they were running Lyra glanced out the window to see someone very familiar. It was her Father Lord Asriel Belacqua. Seeing him made her stop running and instead she turned around and ran the other direction .

Roger shouted "Lyra , Where are you going that's the wrong way "

Lyra replied "it's my Dad he's home "

Roger " Oh here we go again "

Roger knew how this usually panned out. Lyra's father would come home for a short visit to see how she was and would leave the next day and this always upset Lyra although she'd never admit it. She longed for her fathers company and when they were together you'd never think they'd been apart. They bounced off each other like two peas in a pod . But for some reason Asriel never stayed for long. The servants around the college would gossip and say it's because she reminds him so much of her mother who Lyra believed to be dead but a select few people knew that wasn't the case and she was up in the high ranks of the authority but Asriel made sure no one ever said a word to Lyra . And no one ever wanted to find out what happened to them if they did say something .

Lyra ran up to her dad wanting to hug him but knew it wasn't the type of thing they did and she would never show him up, definitely not in public she wouldn't hear the end of it.

Lyra said " Dad you're finally home it's been two months"

Asriel replied " Well I wouldn't call this home " he chuckles in between his words " oh it's been two month it didn't feel that long at all."

Lyra said " Well if you want to be specific it's been two months and 5 days but who's counting "

Asriel and looked at his daughter. 13 years ago he would have never thought he would be here with a 12 year old daughter. He didn't like to think of the situation that much due to the matter of fact of how it all happened . Asriel had led his daughter to believe that her mother died when she was only a baby but Asriel had been carrying that lie around with him for 12 years, dismissing any questions Lyra had not wanting to remember anything about what happened in the summer 13 years ago.

Asriel " Well Lyra how has your studies been, I've brought you a novel back from the north I thought you might be interested in maybe you should read it before our next trip to the north "