283 - The beyond

As Ryan explored the various shelves, he felt a certain sense of nostalgia. The turning point of his life had happened in a place like this, amidst books and doubts about how to move forward in the future. This was the only library he had visited in the last year that truly rivaled the size of the one where Olivia worked.

While the library of the Travelers' academy in Neodrazzil had a vast amount of human books, this one was a little more vast. The texts ranged from ancient elven to archaic human language, yet it was clear what role censorship had played in those documents. Whereas in the first world the Guild had strictly limited information about how the second world operated, here the church tried to bar the use of ancient magic.

"What were the portals like?" Ryan asked, as he ran his fingers over the covers of the books, trying to read what was written on the side.