It's simply a different understanding of the world. The Lucians used magic but I was not gifted with such a power, so I was constructing my own method to counter their magic. Or to 'jam' it, so to speak.

I do not use aether, but something I do use might have an effect on it. Intentional or not. Since we have no such thing on my planet it would be difficult for me to say. There is always another way.

[He tapped a finger on the side of his chin ponderously before continuing with a grin.]

I may have agreed with you some months ago. However, after having come here, I have discovered that dimensional travel is not as impossible as I once thought. There is at least one here who has a plethora of experience with such travel, and knows of ancients that would create vehicles for that purpose. Surely it opens things up to a new universe of possibilities.

I'm finding that what I used to believe impossible is sometimes nothing but 'common' here. There are worlds that have greatly surpassed ours. ...I may be feeling a little envious, in all honesty. I never expected my progress to feel dated.