"From what I can make of it they believe they’re the protectors of the Magdalene’s bloodline. And their initiation secret is his, the sacredness of the Magdalene rather than the Virgin. Their line, I think, is that they just didn’t want that being blown open. I’ve made some enquiries." he told a surprised Welshman. "They’re only a small group now and when they got fragged at Rennes, what survived wasn’t organized enough to follow or hassle us.