Wild Berry Meadow he followed

He had heard this one before, but that didn't make the theory any less ponderous. Noctura looked up accordingly — so Charon thought these the souls of the dead. It was a smart thought, for if Charon had lost loved ones, then they were the ones painting his path for him. They were the stars that thought he could ascend to greater heights.

Then in a way, I suppose the stars do have paws, Noctura mused figuratively. For each star had been a wolf. Four paws, two eyes, one tail. But according to this theory, only the soul remained.