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“So, this is a modified version of one the first glyphs that I was taught, and for good reason. It is simple enough that you almost have to deliberately try to get it wrong, and even if you did, I can’t see how it could hurt anyone or anything. For you, it is a little more complicated, on account of the Socket – well, actually, it is more complicated because the spell is designed for someone with two eyes. The limitation that I am putting it should make it work for someone with an eye and a Socket, or someone with just one eye. Complexity aside however, if the limit is scrivened properly, it should make the glyph more powerful than the baseline.”
“But what will this one <span class="mu-i">do</span>, though?”
“Oh, this will allow you to see through things. It is called Permeating-Gaze. So … as I said, this glyph has a limiting clause, but besides that, this is as basic as they come. The Ink too, this is standard Ink – practically, that means that once completed, it will work until it dries, so suffice to say, you have limited time to actually use the spell. If you do not actually use the glyph, the ink will dry in anywhere between six and eight hours. If you use the thing, that will produce heat – unless, of course, you have written a cooling clause, but that would not be cost-effective at this level – and the Ink will dry faster, depending on just how much you use it.”
“Now, about the Ink – you can dilute it, in such as way that it will remain wet for longer, it becomes cheaper to make, or even both – but doing so will hobble the glyph. You could try to make up the difference, by scrivening more clauses on the glyph to strengthen it, but in the end, you would wind up use more material than you would if the ink was not diluted in the first place. Contrarily, Ink can be concentrated, in such a manner that the glyph is strengthened, but doing this is complicated and materially expensive, especially if you are trying to do it in a way that does not make the Ink dry quicker. Depending on this situation, it might be better to improve the performance of the glyph through clauses as opposed to condensing the Ink. It is really case-by-case.”
“There are some basic glyphs that can continue to run, even after the Ink has dried – such glyphs are called dry-running – but they need to be scrivened in dry-running ink for that to happen, and dry-running Ink is more materially expensive than wet-running ink, and it is not as powerful, either.”
She makes a few more strokes on your chest with her brush. Feeling the cold, slick weight of it pressed into your chest is … odd. Odd enough that you have to suppress a shudder. Odder still is that the first portions of the glyph are no longer cold – instead, they are noticeably warmer than the rest of your body.
“Now, before we go any further, you must remember this – if a glyph gets smudged or damaged, you must never use it."
