ertain areas of the monastery were protected by static wards—predictable, designed to keep students out. These were the standard protections around dangerous equipment, unstable magical experiments, or valuable but non-critical resources. They followed textbook patterns, efficient but unrempuzzle slowly clicking into place. The most heavily protected areas weren't treasure vaults or dangerous workshops. They were residential wings, private study chambers, and meditation sanctuaries. Places where living, breathing individuals spent their time in vulnerable states.
Prisoners? No. Too dangerous. Too resource-intensive.
