ALTOR The Shadow Rebellion (The Chronicles of Ageron)

ALTOR: The Shadow Rebellion (The Chronicles of Ageron)
who wouldn’t know any better.
‘How are you holding up, kiddo?’ my grandfather asks
concernedly, and the very moment the words leave his lips, I
know exactly what he is referring to.
‘I’m fine,’ I lie. ‘As good as I could be, I suppose.’
A short silence fills the room. A silence I wish would
disappear immediately. I despise silences on days like today,
regardless of how brief they may be. They allow for nothing more
than the one thing I am so desperately seeking to avoid today;
time. Time to think and remember about what it is that I lost. It’s
not at all that I want to forget my family. That is something I
would never allow myself. It’s that I want to forget the fact that I
ever lost them.
‘So, what’s on the agenda for today?’ my grandfather asks,
clearly understanding my uneasiness based on the expression I’d
produced.
‘Uh, I guess I’ll invite some friends over?’
The way I say it sounds as though I am answering, and asking
permission at the same time.
‘Just as well we won’t be here to get in your way, then,’ my
grandmother says.
‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Where are you going?’
‘Some of the other Altor have decided to call a meeting about
new Ageronian Legislation they are wanting to introduce, so we’re
needed at Sægon,’ my grandfather answers.
My initial reaction leaves me wanting to join them, but at the
same time I’m not quite fond of the idea of attending a meeting
today. Sitting in silence will provide far too much time to think
than I’d like.
Sægon is a building within Ageron that is used as the base for
governing our land, almost like a house of parliament. A place so
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