Once I had been set up for success and presentable again, we went to the King’s Study to alter the walls, and while there, a strong breeze came through the open window. I then realized that even in the Palace, Glass wasn’t used. As I had finished with the Walls, I focused on the Window, willing two panes of glass to form inside a stone frame with openings for the latches. The King entered just as it finished manifesting. “What’s this?!”

  “Glass windows.”

  “Glass, what’s that?!”

  “Uh,…seriously?!” He just looked at me. “Ok, when you melt sand at high temperatures, and cool it slowly, the result is glass. Depending on the type of sand, you can get various clarities. Then you can add tints to change the colors deliberately. This will keep the wind out much better than shutters, without blocking the light.”

  “Stupendous!!!, is that the only application?”

  I shook my head. “Far from it, here.” I manifested a glass stein on the desk.

  “OH! This is lovely! I presume this is for drinking.”

  “Yes, that particular design is called a Beer Stein, obviously for drinking Beer out of, though I suppose if you were serving a Dwarf from a fairy story, it would be the right size for Whiskey.”

  “AH, um, what are those?”

  “Types of Alcohol. Fermented drinks that make you drunk. Beer is more of a soft alcohol, while Whiskey is strong, to the point it burns as you drink it. Huh, never noticed the lack of Alcohol on the table. None of that is in my stores of knowledge. I do know about wine, though. Not anywhere near enough time to make any for the Wedding, though. Unless I can use some sort of aging magic or something.”

  “Love, what’s Alcohol?!”

  “Wait, seriously, I can understand not knowing about Glass, but even Cave People understood about fermented drinks! IF, and I mean IF I agree to make Wine at all, it’s going to be reserved for the Royal Family's use only, and ONLY on state occasions. The Wine makers would be allowed to sample the taste to ensure it didn’t go bad in the Fermentation process, but otherwise, not even the current King should imbibe any without a socially acceptable reason to share it out. Alcohol makes you Drunk, which in turn reduces your inhibitions, meaning you’ll say and do things you’ve always been tempted to say or do, but wouldn’t ever act on. Insulting important people, or acting on lustful desires with married people, or those who don’t even know you exist. Just too big a risk to release it to the public, if they aren’t used to it.”

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  “Indeed, if there are such issues, I think we should just not make it. I thank you for the explanation, though. Learning about your world is always fascinating. To think you not only have such things, but have adapted to function despite them being so concerning.”

  "Well, there are other uses for Alcohol, too. Disinfecting wounds so they won’t get infected, for example. That’s a different type of Alcohol, though. In fact, apothecaries can use it for several types of topical medicines to keep them fresh longer. I can make a Distillery for that, and teach that method, assuming there’s a need for it.”

  “That could be a good notion. Perhaps you could speak with our Apothecary, who can decide with you on this point. If there’s a recipe that can use it, then you can appropriate the required materials, and set up the, what did you call it, a distillery? Well, whatever, I leave that to you, just explain that the Distillery is only for Apothecaries, and not to be discussed with anyone who isn’t in the field.”

  I nodded in understanding. “Glass will help with the Apothecary, too. I’ll set up several containers for them. Oh, and I can build a Greenhouse too!”

  Everyone looked at me. “Greenhouse?”

  “A structure that has a sturdy frame, some vents, and all the walls as well as the roof are covered in glass. It keeps it warmer in the winter, and protects anything that grows inside from harsh weather. So foods that wouldn’t normally be available in winter can grow inside the Greenhouse.”

  “Stupendous, miraculous in fact. I’ll find a good location. Needs to be inside the walls, I think. People will attempt to break in, if the structure were in the city, and if it was outside the city walls, then Monsters are a problem.”

  “What about a distant farming village, where travelers don’t go? All their fields could be covered, and they can transport the goods like usual. Raise their town wall for them. I can handle that.”

  “Another excellent idea. Then we’d only need a small one inside the walls for Palace use, while the citizens will get fresh foods from the village.”

  With that decided, I went on to the Council Chamber and altered the walls there, installing Glass into the windows as well. Once done with that, I got directions to the Apothecary, and after altering his chamber walls, which confused him until I explained that having conversations with patients in private is always better. Then I proceeded to discuss the distillery, what it did, and how we thought it could potentially preserve topical medicines long enough to be used, rather than making fresh daily. So a whole week's worth could be produced at once. I went through his recipes for topical medicines, pulling out the ones that would work with alcohol. Then I produced vials, beakers, portion bottles, and various other glass containers. I gave him a list of ingredients needed to make the pure grain alcohol and then went to the Smithy. Once there, I described the window latches that were needed for the new windows, and how many sets were needed. Then asked for specific metals for my distillery.