"Let's hope it's still in one piece," Lyra answered with a soft sigh. "Roderick," she answered, smirking softly. "I never met my real parents, he told me he found me on the streets and took me in as his," she shrugged softly. "He was a single man who taught me both how to play the lute and to fight."
A soft breath escaped her. "But one night, he was just gone. I don't know why or where he went. But he just disappeared."