Lyra was killed at the hand of her father. Yet when she died she never left Earth, only disappeared behind the scenes where she can listen and see everything. She watches as her little sister endures the wrath of their father, and waits to see what will happen next. Adela, her little sister is trying to find a new place for herself. Is trying to create a place to live in, without her father, a place to be alive. But how she gets there might be the problem for Lyra when she can't talk to her sister and help guide her.