Sun Mote Copse This is the thread that never ends.

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When their time came, it was peaceful. The same couldn't be said about every aspect of their life; they had dealt with their fair share of difficulties and obstacles, and the path had sometimes been rocky. They had felt anger, sadness, grief, and loss; but with that, there had been more happiness than Elwood could have ever imagined. It was that happiness that was reflected in their final moments.

He did not wake when Finley got up to make her midnight visits to their family members, but he was with her. He dreamed and saw it as clear as day as she nudged the cheeks of Avery and Penn, dropped a kiss on Eljay's forehead, and looked fondly on Towhee and Meerkat. As he slept, his paws twitched and his lips gently tugged into a smile. At some point, his sleep became something deeper, and the transition was seamless -- because Finley was at his side.

And so their souls were intertwined forever, as they had always destined to be.

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Avery had been shocked when she and Penn had found their parents and discovered that they were not simply napping. She still couldn't believe it, even now as they were approaching Towhee's home. But there was a kind of calm that she couldn't describe, and while her heart was veritably breaking, she knew that everything would be okay.

But when Penn spoke the words, she couldn't keep her eyes from brimming. The figures of Towhee and Meerkat swam before her as a tear escaped and slid down her cheek, and she bit her lower lip and leaned into her brother.