Annalise's POV
The flames of the raging fire grow tall as embers float into the overhead night sky, blending with the sparks of the stars. I watch as my mother feeds the fire with streams of embers from both her hands as silent tears fall from her eyes. Her face is a mask of rage and grief as she says her final goodbye to her friend.
"Are you okay?" Stefan asks me as his fingers held my hand in his tight. I nod silently as Orion's animagous, Zacchary, swoops down to let a fresh stream of flames ignite the top of the pyre before he lands a few feet from where we stood.
Back in his human form, Orion walks over to the burning pyre and offers his respects before walking over to Stefan and me.
"I checked in with Alexis, Killian and the kids. They set up camp a few feet off the pathway to M
