That's Gotta Suck! Minor Spoilers!
I'm talking about the death of the journalist who tried to help Lyra who was caught by Mrs. Coulter & Boreal. Her daemon was a butterfly, all the guy had to do was "squish" & that was it.
Must really blow having a insect as a daemon, I mean someone can accidentally step on it or bug spray it with Raid or something. Felt bad for her because she didn't even have a chance. At least with any other animal you have to put some effort in it to kill, but it was no contest for the ladies daemon. Guess all daemons are not created equal.