There were many bags that Midnight investigated first. She couldn't sll anything unusual from them but when she saw what was inside them she was confused. They were each filled with a large amount of colored sand. Each bag had a different color and the glass blowers would take so from ti to ti and place it out on a tal fra. Then they would move fire under the tal fra to heat it.
One glass blower took notice of Midnight watching them. "I heard you are the dragon that helped with those yellow sli bastards that tried to eat my sisters' house. Thanks for that. Want to hear a lesson?" The glass blower was from the dwarf kingdom and specialized in all things glass. He had been out collecting the colored sand front he desserts over the mountains when he had returned to hear the tale of the yellow slis being defeated.
The small huff of affirmation from Midnight was all the glass blower needed. "Well, I know dragons are more well known for their fire. And since we are using fire, you are in for a treat." The glass blower lowered the mold for Midnight to watch the entire process better.
"I gathered these sands from the sifting sands desert. The colors co from different minerals breaking away in to sand. It is very amazing to see when it rains. It's also the best ti t be able to gather the sand at the purest color possibilities." The deserts were a mystery to Midnight. She had not studied or been told about them. Walker had also avoided them since they were over the mountains and the odds of the party going there any ti soon were slim.
"I take this hard earned glass and wash away the dust. It would ruin the final product. Then the sands dry and I will place it on a mold. This mold here is one is in honor of the world. The church might say holy lord, but no one knows who created the world or any of it. The world is just what we know is here so most people pray to it."
The tal fra was hard to understand since it was just flat with many pins popped up to separate sections. "I will first pour my sand in the ways I want. So blue and red will clash here and there. I have yellow for the ring around the plants here and so green. Then you add the black to divide and outline them around these pins. This is what will force the sands on to the pins as a permanent fra like the ones you see there." Midnight raised her head and saw exactly what the little pins were for. They were the sa as the fra of a wooden window.
"Now, I know what you are thinking. It's just so colorful sand set on a tal mold. It is never going to be a window. Well, that's where the best part cos from. Have you ever seen molten glass?" The glass blower started to move the mold over the heat of the flas. Nothing happened at first but as Midnight watched, the sand began to lt the sa way she had seen Hilda lt sugar for a caral.
"It will slowly lt and lose all impurities and air bubbles. If they had that dust in it that could trap air. It's a very particular process that can lead to very dangerous burns if not careful. I even t a man that burned his shop down when he left it alone for too long. Now. once it has lted, we give it a tap here and there to remove air." The soft tapping on each corner and side echoed in the cathedral. Walker had helped mix the concrete already and saw Midnight watching the windows get made. He watched intently too after greeting them and giving his na.
"See this? That is molten glass. It is glowing red and lting the fras in to it. We will have the design I made before but better. Let just cool it with a skill." The skill the glass blower used was very similar to the one that Rey used to cool the potions. Overall, it was good to see the crossover in another system when it ca to skills.
"Once it is cool like this one over here." The glass blower popped off so molds from the outside of the stained glass he was showing them. "We will round the edges so no one gets cut. Then we install them with the help of stone masons since they would be able to seal them from the wear and tear of nature." The others ca around and grabbed the glass. It was fitted in to a place on the wall in just a few monts. The creation showed a blossoming white flower surrounded by a gold aura.
Midnight growled slightly in approval. She found it amazing that soone had discovered to take sand and lt it in such a ways. This was a huge show of skill and imagination for every glass blower. "The final touch is oil from a sunflower plant. It makes things just a little shiny. I also like to snack on the seeds." The glass blower pointed out a bag of sunflower seeds. "But that's enough. I can vouch that this glass will last tent years without being broken intentionally." The glass blowers all glanced around at the work they had already completed. They appeared very happy with their work.
"Maybe you know the answer to this. Who will be painting the ceiling? It's not carved or painted. I can't wait to see it matching my glasswork." The glass blower carefully watch the newly ford glass. Walker and Midnight were also at a loss for this question. Everyone began to have a sharp eye out for the high priest. He was the only one that might have the answer for the random question. But in the end, they all knew that is was not the most important thing in the world to know.
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