Mathwin is able to tell that that this is a glyph spell. Typically, Mathwin has seen Glyphs used to attack people, or lay traps, but he has heard of wizards tinkering with the spell. There was talk that certain lower level spells could be placed in a glyph, so that when a target read it, instead of being blown to pieces, he would gain the use of the hidden spell. Certainly the wizards of the school wouldn't have brought him here to hurt him, right? He then looks around and see's that the other men in the room are writing feverously.