the shadow in Shadowhunters

chapter 55

meliorn took us to some sort of woods.
clary "toto, we're not in kansas anymore."
meliorn "welcome to the seelie glade, clary fairchild."

meliorn "the remotest edges of it."
clary "how did we get here?"
jace "there are entrances all through the mundane world."

meliorn "you just have to know where to look."
clary "why did we have to come here to find my father?"
meliorn "because of your necklase."

meliorn "it's a portal shard."
jace "tell us something we don't know."
meliorn "how does it work?"
clary "when i touch the crystal and i think of someone, i can see where they are."
meliorn "i'm curious, shadowhunter, who knows so much about portals, did you never wonder why this portal shard doesn't behave the way normal portals do?"

jace "normal portals can only take you to places you've been."
jace "i guess i never really thought about it."
meliorn "i see isabella is the smart one in the family."

meliorn "your portal shard works the way it does because it's a piece of a portal from another dimension."
clary "another demension?"

jace "you're saying there's a portal in some other universe that can take us to anyone if we think of them?"

meliorn "if you can find the only portal still standing in that dimension..."
meliorn "it will take you to your father."

meliorn "these trees are where the alternate demensions."
jace "how is it possible that the clave doesn't know about your dimensional doorways?"

meliorn "they are our most gurded secret."
meliorn "however, i believe leo knows of this."
i just nod.

meliorn "we are their protectors."
meliorn "only seelies and leo knows of their existence."
clary "then why are you telling us?"
meliorn "i own you a life debt..."
meliorn "and i don't like being indebted to anyone."

clary "what would happen if i..."
meliorn "if the seelie queen finds out i've shared this with you?"
meliorn "i could be executed."
jace "well, we'll be extra careful then."

meliorn "there is no 'we' in this scenario."
meliorn "only clary and leo goes in to find the portal."
meliorn "my debt is to them."
jace "you've given us no reason to trust you, seelie."

clary "he brought us here."
he had green magic come from his hands they moved the leafs and made a portal."
meliorn "this will establish a connection to the other dimension."

clary "what's it like?"
clary "the other dimension?"
clary "is it like this one?"