ALTOR The Shadow Rebellion (The Chronicles of Ageron)

ALTOR: The Shadow Rebellion (The Chronicles of Ageron)
envelishment, whereby they are piggybacked with another who
can envelish, the barrier will force anybody who cannot envelish
back into their physical form on contact with it, almost filtering
them from passing through it as though knowing they cannot
leave.
Ageron’s protective barrier possesses a number of
enchantments, each cast upon it so that Ageron remains oblivious
to the Earthly. The most significant of these charms is that which
conceals it from view of the Earthly. It also possesses other
sensory incantations to make it feel as though nothing exists
where Ageron lies. Should an Earthly walk into the barrier, which
is something they quite frequently do, they will simply pass
straight through it with no feeling at all, and end up on the
opposite side of the barrier without ever having entered Ageron,
almost as though they’d taken a giant leap over it without ever
knowing they have left the ground.
It’s a good thing that Ageron is hidden from the Earthly.
Although it appears remarkably similar to any other place on
Earth, with the exception that it is far cleaner and more appealing
than any other place I’ve seen on Earth, the people that dwell
within it are far different to the Earthly that dwell outside it.
My surroundings look much like any other place I’ve been,
only neater and more inviting. I am standing in the centre of an
enormous field, which is lined at three of its edges with thick,
green forestry, and a line of houses across its fourth. Behind the
row of houses looks exactly like any other neighbourhood on
Earth, only there are no roads. There never really has been a need
for them within Ageron.
I now find myself standing directly beside Zaniel, who I have
only just noticed out of the corner of my eye, on one of the
farthest outskirts of Ageron. Immediately behind us, just beyond
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