Malin's first stop was the wizard village near the Holy Oak—now the village had a few more residents, some of whom had received letters from the first group of settlers. They arrived on-site, half in doubt, only to quickly discover that the facts were indeed as their friends had described.
This was not the whispering and temptation of the Evil God; even a blind man, if he had the slightest transcendent power, could feel the oak's might and grandeur.
Some of the wizards were said to have attended a meeting and obtained some intelligence. Among them, those who believed in this beautiful story came from one end of the human world to the other and ultimately saw their hopes fulfilled.
The laws of the wizard village were simple—all matters were to be adjudicated by the leading wizard and witch-hunter who had established the village. Should their opinions diverge, Malin would make the final decision.
