Book Seven
The Fête
The Flaying of Fander,
She-Wolf of Winter, marks
the Dawn of Gedderone. The priestesses race down
the streets, strips of wolf-fur streaming from their
hands. Banners are unfurled. The noises and smells
of the market rise into the morning air. Masks are
donned, the citizens discard the year’s worries and
dance across the day into night.
The Lady of Spring is born anew.
It is as if the gods themselves pause their breath . . .
FACES OF
DARUJHISTAN
MASKRAL JEMRE (B.
1101)