"Oh! Oh! Excuse me Madame Cat!" Ichabod said bowing low "I heard that some of the guests would be of Non-Human variety but I never expected..."

"Oh don't be so bashful." Marzipan said as she put her dish on the table "We animal people are not as stuffy as the stories you humans tell say we are."

Suddenly the music starts playing, a soft a subtle waltz.

"Would you like to dance?" Marzipan asked

"What?" Ichabod was a little confused

"What do you mean what?" Marzipan laughed "I'm asking if you want to dance!"

Ichabod blushed but then he saw Marzipan's bright honest face and decided to take a risk

"Sure..." He said "Why not?"

Soon many more young people start dancing, many of them are Animal People, some of them dance with human youths some with other Beast Folk