What does he want from her? She supposes the bargain they struck with the Witch could have been construed as a deal if you tilt your head and squint, but 'Deal-Maker' isn't a description she'd use for Witches, generally speaking. And who is he to speak with any kind of authority on other universes, anyway? She feels vaguely affronted, as if her home is being accused of something.

"Of course it does," she says shortly. It's doing just fine, she presumes - even worst case scenarios regarding the Giant don't include the entire universe's destruction. "I'm just not in it anymore."

"That's what the Rift does," Angus adds impatiently. "It takes you away from the world you belong in and drops you in another one."