He created waterfalls for her out of the morning dew, and from the colored pebbles of a meadow stream he made a necklace more beautiful than emeralds, sadder than pearls. She caught him in her net of silken hair, she carried him down, down, into deep and silent waters, past obliteration. He showed her frozen stars and molten sun; she gave him long, entwined shadows and the sound of black velvet. He reached out to her and touched moss, grass, ancient trees, iridescent rocks; her fingertips, striving upwards, brushed old planets and silver moonlight, the flash of comets and the cry of dissolving suns. . Robert Sheckley
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Vala is the love interest in the story of The Song of Roland, a 13th century poem about knights in the Middle Ages. She is described as having hair of gold and eyes of flame, but her hair is more likely to be gold with hints of orange and copper, while her eyes are more likely to be gold with red highlights. The Song of Roland was written by the French poet, Charles d'Orléans, who was inspired by the Battle of Roncevaux in 778 during which Charlemagne defeated the Basque-Iberian Muslims.

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