Pardon if this was already brought up
Isn't one of the main aspects of a "fridging" is that the female's death gives a reason for a male to angst/get revenge/be made more interesting. I don't really know Aura, or this story, so I can't say for sure if this "death" caused such a thing. Just because a female dies doesn't mean it is a fridging... though the odds are good ;)