Ze nods. "Is there anything you need of me or from here first?"

She pauses to think for a bit. Some assurance that you would not harm us, or the people in our world.

"I will defend myself if needed, but I will not start any fights, and I will end any fights that others start with as few injuries as possible."

Seems reasonable enough.

"I think I'm good with that," Lianne says, "And possibly eager to get out of here. You good to go?" she asks Louie.

I am quite happy to leave.

There's no particular reason to stick around, and if they did, more Tyrant-like beings could show up, and that'd just be a headache.

"I'm thinking we should leave the portal stone intact, so Tyrant can find their way back out?"

That sounds good, unless zie has any objections? Which hopefully zie doesn't! Because having zem trapped on this side could go... poorly.

"None at all."

I guess we'll be heading out then? She tries to make an 'after you gesture,' which is a little awkward because she is a sword right now.

Lianne carries Louie out, keeping Tyrant in their peripheral vision.

It's nighttime when they emerge, and Lianne starts explaining cars to Tyrant on the walk over.

Mind putting me down so I can turn back? Not that being sword isn't useful, but wrangling Tyrant might be something where opposable thumbs and the ability to move oneself would be more useful.

"Sure." They do so.

And human! She realises, belatedly, that this might not be a thing that happens where Tyrant is from. "Don't worry about. It's normal."

"What is?"

"Going from weapon to human. Not everyone can do it, but it's a known thing."

" - Your people are stuck in one shape normally?"

"It's true of some people."

"It's not true of my people. How sad."

"Being able to be more than one thing is standard?"

"For us, at least."

"Yeah, we're generally two things, tops. Most people are one."

"I could take any shape I could imagine and sustain, if I felt like it."

"That's not... really a thing here."

"Then I'm sorry for your people."