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)
