Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)

by Lois McMaster Bujold

“Oh, funerals,” said Lady dy Hueltar, in a tone of relieved enlightenment. “Funerals, oh, of course.” She had accompanied the old Provincara to a multitude of such ceremonies. It only seemed their primary entertainment in late years, Ista supposed dryly, though she’d be hard-pressed to name a commoner one. But Lady dy Hueltar understood funerals.