Book of Roses-Episode 2 "Grand Ball of the Duljas"

C’zippa gazed into Strega’s eyes, entranced by her beauty and charm. They rushed to the ballroom floor and performed as never before.

The music was the best in the land, for the Dulja’s employed only the greatest musicians. There was a beautiful centauress, an old dragonman, a dark elf and more. The strange interments they played had almost a wider variety than the players. For instance the dragonman played a strange stringed instrument. Each string was attached to a bell so that when the string was plucked, an eerie ringing accompanied it.




The song Strega and C’zippa danced to was a traditional festive song. As it played, the dancers followed a complex set of steps that included handclaps, spins and whistles. As the song reached a certain point paper dancers appeared and whirled about gracefully.

C’zippa saw nothing but Strega. He loved her madly and wanted very much to take her from the noisy, crowded ballroom and out into the moonlight were they could be alone. And so as the song ended, the two of them slipped out a side door and out into the courtyard.