Diviners were employed by kings to protect the interests of the king but not the king's people. What is true of diviners in medieval African societies was that diviners were employed by kings to protect the interests of the king but not the king's people. Since the early years of the African tribes, people believed that "shamans" or diviners had the power to communicate with the spirits. Tribal people consulted diviners to know things from the future or to talk with the deceased. During medieval times, kings hired these diviners to counsel him and for protection purposes. The king thought that having a seer or diviner in the king's court could help their interests.
As new magma cools and new rock is created the plates move farther and farther apart. But on the other end of the plate the plate subduction under the other plate making fresh magma and starting the cycle a new. The earth doesn’t increase in size due to the law of conservation of mass.