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hroughout the years. Theyd settled in Dartmoor, Devon because of the solitary nature of the parish; humans tended to stay away from their business here. The Throckmorton mansion was located deep within the woodlands there, with plenty of space to turn into their wolf forms and frolic in peace.

The Throckmortons drove the carriage to this waterfall, which the villagers called the St. Gastral fall, where Paul awaited them with a cedar boat, which was decorated with white roses, lily of the valley flowers, white lily flowers, evening primroses, and jasmine flowers, all of which hed gotten from his sisters exotic flower garden. On the horizontal wooden boards of the boat, hed carved various runes that facilitated the entry to the afterlife for the souls of the deceased.

Edward stared at the shrouded bodies morosely, ”May the Goddess bless your journey to the afterlife, ” He whispered with his head bowed. Then he showed the family to the boat.

Paul carried the body of his father, while Edgar carried that of their sister. Lady Throckmorton carried the body of Lady Birdwell. They laid the bodies on the boat gently and stepped back.

As the eldest living relative, Lord Throckmorton pushed the boat to the water along with the sons of the deceased.

The boat floated swiftly into the river and bobbed a bit. Then the current caught it and dragged it towards the waterfall.

Thats when the wolves began to chant.

It was a deep hymn of a forgotten language that even the wolves spoke on the direst of occasions. It sounded like Gaelic, but more complex and rugged. The throaty notes of the chant echoed in the diminishing twilight, and the flowers on the boat started to shimmer faintly.

The full moon cast silvery light on the boat and the river, and suddenly the trickling sound of water augmented. Tiny sparkles of light rose from the white flowers, and they swirled the boat.

Paul glanced at Edgar and nodded.

With a heavy heart, Edgar stared at the boat and willed his ability to arise. His eyes glowed in a shade of amber for but a moment and the bodies of his deceased family caught fire.

The light of the fire illuminated the dark forest, chasing away some of the chills they felt. The boat swiftly reached the edge of the waterfall, and the sparkles of light began to swarm it, spiraling around it swiftly, concentrating the fire on the bodies.

And then the boat vanished into a flock of a million fireflies, bright orange in color. They flew towards the moon, like a rising tornado and vanished in the blink of an eye.

The light from the fire was gone, and the moon hid behind a dark cloud.

”May the eternal Goddess of the Moon illuminate your path to the afterlife, ” Edgar stated, ”May the ever-present night be your guide. ”

”See you in the afterlife, dear sister, brother-in-law, and niece, ” Lady Throckmorton whispered, tears streaming down her eyes, ”I hope that you will be reunited with our parents soon. ”

Edgar broke down crying then, and Elliana came toward him. They embraced each other tightly.

Paul stepped forward to the river and stood beneath a stream of moonlight that had escaped the cover of the cloud.

”I vow this on the Eternal Moon and the ever-present night, ” He stated in a low voice, ”I will do whatever it takes to bring your justice. I will destroy our enemies, I will avenge your murder. I won rest until the wrongdoers burn in hell for their crimes. ”