Literature
The Dance of the Rhi
"May the blood of our ancestors give us courage, Neptatu guide our feet, Gama grant us your power. Let us stand as the Gabr, honorable and merciful, as we dance the dance of the Rhi." --A variation of the Warrior's Totem
"We dance the dance of the Rhi." How many of us have said these words, never once questioning that we speak of the beautiful motions of the Ta'mor Vaipiine fighting dance? We seek the guidance of the spirits to make great warriors of us, yet we never ask what is the dance of the Rhi...The Phoenix Dance...
I sit in my sister's study now, gazing into the past, watching the Phoenix Dance, seeing the horrible beauty of it. How