It was getting light again when they all awoke and there came a knocking at the door, S came in and threw some clothing at each of them.

'I see you already have some admirers among some of the kitchen staff as well as having some of the other Protectors worried.' He said as he turned to M.

M gave him a lopsided grin and put on his clothes, and turned to the others then turned back to S and said,

'Will we need our weapons today or not?

'No, not really today we kit you out and show you around properly, then give you your first lessons.'

They walked out of the room and down towards the mess, but turned left instead of right.

They reached a huge courtyard with dozens of people in it, M looked about and recognised a few from the night before. Then he noticed the big man he knew he knocked out. The big man came over and stood before the four of them, S looked up at the big man then down at M, and looked straight at him and nodded his head in the big mans direction. M looked back at him them nodded as though to answer his question that it was he who knocked him out last night.

S took a step to the side and M moved forward toward the big man.

The big man looked down at M for a few seconds then moved his hand out, the others moved to help M but then realised that he was only holding out his hand to shake.

They both shook hands and the big man said,

'My name is S, if you ever need anything in this world, just ask, I am in awe to anyone who can knock me out within one strike. Can I just ask what you used? It felt like an iron bar.'

M looked at him and nodded,

'I am sorry, if I had to hit you too hard, how is your jaw by the way?'

'It is fine, you must have hard knuckles.'

'Yes, well this is A, C and my name is M in case you have not yet found out.'

'I am pleased to have met you, I hope that you do well here M. If you ever need any help I will be there to help you, Brother Protector.'

S turned toward him and gave him a look which neared admiration.

'Well now that we have met one the best protectors around we can continue to get kitted out, if I can trust you not to knock anyone out.'

At the end of the first day they found out that monastery is built on what could almost be described as a Ley Line where magic is harboured within the walls and is taught to those who live within its confines.

It goes down a long way under the ground and some of the corridors and rooms are so big that they can go on for miles, that is one of the effects of magic, is that it can alter the different states of things, in this case the walls and rooms.

The walls to the friends all seemed too small or big, and some of the rooms were just breathtaking and so huge that you could have had whole armies in them and still room to spare.

They past one room that seemed so strange that the hairs on the back of their necks suddenly raised.

'So you noticed that then' said S 'that just goes to prove that you are well chosen.'

'What is behind the door then?' asked M.

'Behind there is a corridor with strange markings on the walls, strange spells protect the corridor all the way down till you reach a huge door.'

'And what's behind…'

'Don't even ask, because no-one even knows, that was one of the best mages on in this world that anyone even knew. He died nearly a thousand years ago, he still spoke of in some circles in this place. Yes, don't looked so shocked, not only does the magic alter rooms but in certain areas, the people in it. There are some people aged more than a thousand years old, and they don't even look older than seventy.'

'I think that he predicted that a thousand years after his death a greater even more powerful mage will come into the Haven and re-establish peace and order within the Palaces around. Many think that this is just a load of cobblers but a lot more think that this may well come to pass, I certainly hope so.'

'So how will they know the next mage then?' asked C.

'That is a little more difficult to explain. He said he would be a great and intelligent man, a great warrior, and many would honour and obey him, even follow him before they even knew he was the mage.'

'Is that it, nothing else, no other explanations, no more said how to spot him, what if others dispute him, what then.' Asked A.

S stood and looked at all three of them for a while.

'I can see you three together will be a force to be reckoned with, I certainly know not to mess with you in the future. As to your question you can see it written down, I will take you to see it later, but for now we will carry on our tour round.'