Wolf and man exchange glances before he nods. Once upon a time kids who "just knew" things would have gotten an eyebrow raise but that was before Lyra and Iorek and the North. There's only so often you can deny the truth.

So his next questions seems natural as another shot goes in their direction and Hester snarls. He's mad so she's mad.

"...How do we get out of this?"

He pauses, "...You get a sense of that? C'mon kid! I need answers here!"