"Breaking it is punishable by death or be indebted to them for the rest of your life." is the young sali's answer. The gems do do something, but she's wary about giving more details. However, she does not lie about the punishments one could face from breaking the gem. There will be very bad consequences for tampering with the older sali's gem.

The Forever One will know better than her. She only just got her job in the community not too long before all this happened. The young sali takes the scythe and begins to lead them to the shelter housing the Forever One on this island.