Lyra has a part to play in all this, and a major one. The irony is that she must do it all without realizing what she's doing. She can be helped, though, and if my plan with the Tokay had succeeded, she would have been safe for a little longer. I would have liked to spare her a journey to the North.
The Master to the Librarian, in Ch. 2 : The Idea of North - His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass (1995)