Given Lirael had absolutely no idea how long Zeri had lived, that didn't really mean much to her. "Destruction or banishment, then." This kind of threat, Lirael knew how to handle. She just wished they were Dead and not Free Magic... or whatever they were that seemed like Free Magic. The Dead, she knew where to send. Free Magic was trickier.

"What are you doing?" she finally had to ask, confused. Portals weren't something she was familiar with. "What are all those-- those bright lines for?"