"I'm glad that cooperated with rather than replacing my indestructibility or something."
"Demon like me, angel - they change stuff - and fairy - they move stuff."
"No way to be sure. My suspicion is personal suitedness to the philosophy underlying the magic."
"...Actually. If he's an angel he'd be really helpful for navigating the horrible obstacle course. I'll mop up whatever force is at the portal and then you can portal back and see."
Something is glowing over there.
"That looks ominous," says Inlaith.
"...Should I fetch Elarron?"
"Yeah, that goo is nasty stuff. You might not want to be around it yourself at all, just send him through."
"Something about nasty goo?"
"Bright. Stupidly bright. It didn't even have the excuse of being daytime, the walls were glowing."
"...It was explained to me as being like parlor tricks only quicker and easier but you probably don't have parlor tricks. It... should be pretty easy once you've figured it out...?"
Enormous clouds of steam billow from the site of the goo. "Okay, I got some of it..."