Lyra  looked up at Sandalphon and gave him an awkward grin"My story? It's a bit...comp-li-cated..." Tilting her head slightly and looking up, "You see...I used to live here...I think...it was so long ago...then the black ship came, and took me away..." Her gaze fell on him once more, her expression turning more serious, "I stayed with them for a...long time, and now I'm here." Beginning to fiddle with her hair once again, "What is your story? Mr. Sandalphon once of the Arbites..." Shifting her weight she began to rest on her staff.