We put him in a pillow case and I took him out to my truck to await the morning. It falls to me to take him out to Wilderstead and bury him next to Fuji and Cuthbert and Sassafras, since they haven't closed on the house they've made an offer on. Anna would go, but that means James would have to go, and he wouldn't take such a trip well. If Daniel is up and wants to go, I'll take him along, but I've got to get a move on in the morning. I'll lay him in the earth and build a cairn over him. Brian is coming down this weekend, and they may all want to go out to Wilderstead and say good-bye. We'll see.
I wish we could organize this all better, since this will be the boys' first grief, and that's a big deal. But you can't just hold the body, it won't keep. Anyway, thanks to God for the gift of Mordred, and prayers for Anna, Brian, Daniel, and James, who will all miss him very much -- not to mention prayers for his fellow, Percivale (now 16 and still going strong). We've had both cats since they moved back to Indiana from Kansas City two years ago. Once they get established in their new home this spring (God speed the work!), Percivale will be installed in his new home. It's a shame Mordred won't be able to share in that.
