The swords of glass are made of glass, and they are the weapons of sylviane and laura zuccaheri, the two witches. They have come to warn their mother, who is going to kill them if anyone sees them. They are afraid that they are going to be turned into glass, but they do not want to pay her for it, so they have to warn her. They find water in the desert, but there are no douks there. They fear that they will be eaten by the baby , and that they have locked them in the larder. They tell their mother to lead them to the forest, where the kanoupis have captured them. The glass sword was transformed into statues, and thousands of pieces were shattered into thousands. They must lead them there, but the forest is dying, and there is nothing they can do to stop it. surian is impressed by the knowledge they have, but he cannot understand why they have written the words in the language that no one can read.