Tumbling into fiction

 

I wondered how the glass ring that enclosed the Crown Of Thorns was attached to the red velvet pillow. (See photo here.)  Tied? Sewn? Surely not velcroed!

After my unfortunate accident on the altar in August, I can now envision a moment where the person with the Crown trips over their alb...the velvet pillow goes flying, the glass ring tumbles in mid-air. (Cue slow motion shot.) Knights dive to catch it, but to no avail. It hits the ground with an explosive crash.

The contents of the reliquary skitter across the floor. The cathedral is momentarily silent, everyone is frozen in place. Then the scramble starts. People grab for the bits of vine on the floor. Knights reach for swords that aren't there. The doors to the Cathedral swing closed and security guards come from every corner.

I tuck a bit of broken glass in my pocket. Once this would have been a 3rd class relic.