"I suggest keeping careful track of it. Because, no, there's no magic to help you with that," Azzelfet responds. "If that's all, like I said, the portal will open in... Eight minutes now. Good luck!"

Assuming you don't do anything important for the next eight minutes, the portal opens. The one kobold who has stayed to supervise says, in a gravelly voice, "It will remain open for the next thirty seconds."

The portal is a silvery void in space, showing a blurry and indistinct view through it. You can see a small plateau, covered in snow, with bits of gray rock visible poking up above the snow.