Blackfeather Woods you've got to ste[m] the evil tide

It was over as soon as it had began. Parvati teetered, toppled. . .and fell, her head hitting the ground with a meaty thud. One exhale and the woman was gone. Maegi stared for a moment, slightly gobsmacked and still vibrating with fury. 

The air smelled of bile and new death, but the birds and bugs carried on with their songs. It would be silent in the clearing if not for them. Eerily silent. Even the gods did not speak. Even Peryite. . .

Ñuha āeksio, ñuha Jaes, she whispered, turning her eyes to the ground, to what lay underneath. Shijetra nyke. Ēdan naejot gaomagon bisa.

Maegi, Peryite cooed, as if she were a child. Ēdā naejot gaomagon bisa.

And she sank to the ground in relief, tears coming unexpectedly to her eyes, shoulders heaving in sobs. To know she was justified, even in the worst of acts. . . Deep down, she had almost loved Parvati; if the woman hadn't committed such a grievous sin, she might have been spared. As it was. . .

Maegi tossed back her head and let out a long, mournful cry, as if just discovering the woman's body here. She lurked by the altar, a pale shadow, and was beginning to pace when another whisper, a different voice, brought her up short. 

Īlon shijetra, yn īlon dōrī nārhēdegon.

It almost sounded like her mother.

This thread is now AW for reactions to Parvati's death. I will respond to any reactions in a few days.