Lyra | Will
Maybe that's why I'm late. Things have happened since you got here. You lost the alethiometer to someone who offered you a ride after the police were looking for me and you accidentally confirmed I was with you. Then we went to that man's house and he said he'd trade the knife for the alethiometer.
So we went to the tower and had to fight for the knife, and my fingers were cut off in the process. Then you helped me learn how to use the knife, you and Paradisi. It cuts between worlds.