Startled her? No. Gave her a good surprise? Sort of, she just hadn't really expected him to come to the library like they had been discussing. Somehow the idea of him visiting was sort of.. odd. Like he didn't fit. But now she was taking that thought back completely.
Lyra took a couple steps forward, had to tilt her chin up a small amount because she was that much shorter than him.
"Yes, well, you certainly came to the right place... unless you were looking for something to also keep you warm at night and then I might suggest the Hogs Head," she chuckled at her own joke then sighed because she knew it wasn't very funny to anyone but herself.
"Sorry, uhm, I'm Lyra. I think we spoke, over the journals?"