And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you, dear
Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?
Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?
At the mention of a ghost in Torchline, Zavien appears interested, and Lyra grins at the sudden curiosity. She's not much for ghost stories - she's not sure she believes in ghosts, to be honest - but she's heard a fair few. This one, about the Barrows caretaker, does little to deter her from wandering (once she has her map, of course), but it does have her looking around, as though she might see the patrolling caretaker if she looks hard enough through the rain.
"Interesting," she says. "Our lighthouse keeper was said to have jumped from the top of the lighthouse after a quarrel with a lover - although some versions of the story suggest he was pushed. Now he wanders the beach, chasing off young couples. They say he's trying to warn them against love, but I think he just likes to make a nuisance of himself," she adds with a wink.
"Interesting," she says. "Our lighthouse keeper was said to have jumped from the top of the lighthouse after a quarrel with a lover - although some versions of the story suggest he was pushed. Now he wanders the beach, chasing off young couples. They say he's trying to warn them against love, but I think he just likes to make a nuisance of himself," she adds with a wink.
