Rhiannon Carlucci was born to mid-level Persian nobility during the reign of Shah Dun and Shahbanu Jayalli in Pasargadae.
At a very young age, Rhia began showing a natural and remarkable aptitude for dance. The dance teachers of the area, upon seeing Rhia’s innate talent, urged her parents to allow her to train with the empire’s Dance Masters. They readily agreed, and thus little Rhia began what would amount to nearly 2 decades of dance training.
Persia, Armenia, Macedonia, Arabia, Egypt. She trained with all the great Masters, and performed before commoners and monarchs alike. With each performance Rhia’s fame grew, and as it did, so too did the legend grow that the finest dancers in the known world came from Persia.
Outwardly proud of his ‘Jewel of Persia’, as Rhia had come to be known, Shah Rex also harbored a private annoyance with her, once referring to Rhia as “Persia’s MISSING national treasure”.
Finally, the day came when the dance masters reluctantly informed Rhia that they had nothing more that they could teach her.
Grateful for all they had done for her, Rhia intended to reward them lavishly. To her surprise, they refused to accept the gold and jewels she offered, telling her, “You may well be the greatest dancer of a generation; it has been our honor and our privilege having you as a student. For us, that is reward enough. We ask only one thing of you: Share freely your skills, talent and knowledge with ANY who wish to learn The Art of The Dance; teach those who will become The Dancers of the future.”
And so, Rhia begins the journey home, at long last feeling herself worthy of dancing before The Shah of Shahs himself, and ready to offer herself into his service as dancer and dance instructor.
Yet, Rhia was deeply troubled. It was not The Shah who worried her, it was his wives. Would they welcome her and perhaps eventually befriend her? Or, would her remarkable beauty and the refined sensuality of her dance cause them to see her as a possible threat to their positions?
A threat to be removed...
Permanently…
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