Vincent van Gogh Vase with Twelve Sunflowers

there is an air of hatred and fear over the place and for miles around. Witches can see these things where other humans can't. Animals keep away too. No birds fly there; lemmings and foxes have fled. Hence the name Bolvangar: theno interest for us."
Lyra was bursting to ask a question, and the goose dasmon knew it and looked at her as if giving permission.
"Why do the witches talk about me?" she said.
"Because of your father, and his knowledge of the other worlds," the daemon replied.
That surprised all three of them. Lyra looked at Farder Coram, who looked back in mild wonder, and at John Faa, whose expression was troubled. fields of evil. They don't call it that. They call it 'the station.' But to everyone else it is Bolvangar.""And how are they defended?""They have a company of Northern Tartars armed with rifles. They are good soldiers, but they lack practice, because no one has ever attacked the settlement since it was built. Then there is a wire fence around the compound, which is filled with anbaric force. There may be other means of defense that we don't know about, because as I say they have