"Oh well, all sort the usual things, really. I mean we play games all the time, even though she's rather bad at chess I'm afraid. Likes gobstones much better."

Lyra sucked on her fangs thoughtfully, before reaching for another treat from the table between them as she spoke.

Actually she had to really stop and think what Heloise liked, if only because when they two were together the other girl deferred to - was bowled over, really - by Lyra and her eager ideas.

"And she likes sweets, of course. Though she isn't used to some of the common ones. Her mother works at some sort of hospital so that means she must be a healer, after a fashion, and I think they only gave her and her siblings mostly healthy treats growing up. Like fruit."

Lyra took another pause.

"Her favorite color is lavender."