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Plague hummed thoughtfully when Pontifex asked about finding a good rock for the purpose and gave a nod to the idea of looking on the beach. "That's not a bad idea. Probably just not around rivers since the constant roll of water tends to smooth them out." He waited while his nephew searched for the perfect one, though eventually he did pick one and end up breaking it to create a sharper edge. He chuckled and grinned, giving a nod of approval to the ingenuity. "There you go! That works too. Or if you happen to have more than one dagger or knife you could use the one that you're not sizing to fit the sheath to make the line. Just don't press too hard at first if you do that because you're just trying to make an outline to follow later."

He smiled softly while he watched Pontifex find his grip, more than happy to be patient while the boy figured it out for himself. Everyone did things a little differently and while it was well and good for him to show what he did, it felt even better for him to figure out what worked best for him instead. Once he was asked what would come next, Plague replied, "Next you're going to cut the leather along this line you're making. You can use the dagger to do it, it's more than sharp enough so be careful. The line you're scoring is going to be like a guide since it'll make a little grove that's easier to follow than if you had just drawn a line with your claw or a piece of charcoal."

He waited till Pontifex was done with scoring the line around the folded piece of leather and then he grinned, giving him an approving nod. "Good! At this point you want to make sure it's exactly how you want it and if you want to make any adjustments now is the time. Take your time cutting it out and make sure that's where you want to cut it because once it's cut you can't undo that. Once that's done we can talk about how you're going to bind it all together."

Plague | Viridis | Procella