[ His mental shields would work if it was an active effect, the shrine's protected by a passive "I'm not here, go look that way" effect.  Which Matt easily sees through when he focuses. ]<br/><br/>With an active focus of arcane energies, Matt finds the shrine and the man who 'disappeared' into it!  It's not that large a structure, short and squat, made of stone and decorated with the typical ofuda.  The fellow has opened the artifact, but seems to be inspecting it more than anything else.  He makes some adjustments inside, removes some leaves that have fallen onto the top, and traces the characters on the paper strips, making them glow for a second.<br/><br/>And then he looks directly at Matt, one eyebrow raised.