It's a terrible day for rain

Though she'd gone to fetch Thalia, Fel had made it back to Aerie in record time. Out of breath and thoroughly exhausted,  her paws ached and throbbed from pounding earth repeatedly. She made her way to where Eligos was building the pyre and sat off to the side, keeping her body shrouded in shadow. She wanted to be here with Aureus for as long as she could. Eli would do his part with physical labor and she would do hers spiritually, sending her soul to watch over her brothers vessel until it was consumed by fire. Fel hoped that she would remain unnoticed until the ceremony was to start.

In time the sun began to sidle down below the horizon. Soon the world would be dark. What better time to have a fire? Wolves came and went, offering respect and gifts. Fel had little in the way of possessions, save her collection of soaps and furs. Neither were befitting the deceased man on the pile of oiled wood. No... her gift would be something different. Something important.

Ignoring those around her, the obsidian fae rose from her place. Instantly her paws began to throb, but it didn't matter. Moving silently forward, a silver streaked shadow in a world of gold, she stopped before the pyre. Ruby eyes glittered in the flickering light but they were dry. Her gaze was hard because it had to be. She wouldn't cry. Not in front of these people.

From a sheath attached to her left leg, Fel extracted a small dagger. Her words were soft; only for the ears of the man already rotting before her. "You offered blood for me, now I offer the same for you." Taking the dagger in her left paw, the slender shadow sliced deeply into her right foreleg. Red life began to rush forth, dripping down the wood and puddling beneath. A grin would form as the womans natural sense of humor came into play. "Hopefully a bit of blood will earn you a few perks in the afterlife." Then her gaze hardened once more. "Until we meet again."

Not caring an ounce about the trail if blood that she was leaving, Fel moved through the throng of wolves and out into the ravine. She found a place where she could be alone,
but still had a line of sight with the pyre. There, she would hole up,. She wouldn't leave Aureus until the fire had consumed him completely. It was the least that she could do for him.