Looking back up he said, "Alright orientation starts now!"
Reaching over to a figurine of a rearing stallion on the corner of his desk, he turned it to the right and immediately there was a snapping noise from behind me. I whirled around to see several metal poles rise out of the floor in front of the doors, which blocked the study off from any access from the outside.
Turning back to Thaddeus I heard him grumble as he got up, "So much for a late breakfast."
Thaddeus shuffled stiffly over to a stone wall grabbing his cane enroute. On the wall between two book cases was the suite of armor of the house of Ta'lont. Thaddeus touched the different colors in the suite of armor in a seemingly random sequence. As he finished touching the different colors an area of the wall roughly in the shape of a doorway became translucent. I stepped back in shock and looked at Thaddeus. I had never seen anything such as this occur before. Thaddeus stood looking at me not offering any answers. Regaining my composure I stepped forward and touched the shimmering doorway.
Snap!
"Ouch!"
I shook my finger hard through the air painfully. My whole body hurt from touching the shimmering curtain, especially my heart.
I looked at Thaddeus and I saw him smile grimly and say, "Sometimes feeling is believing just as seeing is. Put your right thumb on the sword of the coat of arms and hold it there for a second."
I did so and watched in disbelief as the veil of shimmering light over the doorway disappeared to be replaced by the entrance of a hallway beyond. Thaddeus stepped into it and I followed him. We moved into the darkness, which was only dark for a moment, as the floor began to illuminate with ambient light that I couldn't have explained the existence of if I had bothered to try. As Thaddeus progressed down the long hallway there was a feeling of falling through space that made me feel slightly queasy. Suddenly we came to a room at the end of the hall that brilliantly lit up as we entered into it.
"This my boy is what it's all about." Thaddeus said gesturing around us.
The walls were lined with books elegantly enclosed behind glass doors. There was one shelf that had only five books displayed on it. There must be something special about those books. I looked at Thaddeus only to see that he was studying me intently.
"What are all these books about, especially those?" I said pointing at the five books displayed by themselves.