Candlemass is celebrated by the exchanging of flowers and thelighting of candles. Francisco, a bit gloomy about recent events,is consoled by Avram the zolk merchant, and is given a flower by Natilie.Buran gives a flower to Rawrii the Vykarin drummer, making him very happy, and then meets up with a despondent, homesick Bambridge. Ophelia seeks outa Lapi servant of hers. Haji meets Zsofi, and falls head over heels for her… the feeling not *precisely* mutual, as Zsofi thinks Haji her first worshipper.Zsofi offers a strange spin on Candlemass' purpose to a Vykarin named Rasha.