[Pawnee] swung back up on [Lil’ Sebastian]. [“But there shall be no Greyhound born between Feltro and Feltro],” she said. [“Only another fucking cat.”] Anna took the lead again. When they reached the three birches, Acorn stopped. [He knew that it was his time to leave. Page 43, he thought to himself. A prime number. Is it fitting or ironic that a life full of multiplicity end with something indivisible?] “[It’s just as the prophesy foretold]!” said Anna excitedly. “[Where the three birches rise, there shall He descend],” said Pam. “You know Acorn [is not long for this world, Anna. We were wrong about the cat. He’s not here for us. He’s still a son of a fuck, but we can’t interfere with this.”] “There could be a clue,” [Pawnee burbled]. “Let’s see what [really happens beyond the veil; on the Other Side of the Other Side.”] Acorn sniffed for another minute, then he raised his head. He turned toward a trail that started behind the three birch trees. [Minos sat in the upper branches of one of the trees, shitting silently and solemnly onto the forest floor below.] “Acorn [needs to leave with his feline psychopomp, Anna. We all knew that his reckoning would come one day,” Pawnee said quietly. “I’m sorry.” Anna nodded sadly. All three girls dismounted in silence. Anna closed her eyes and dropped Acorn’s reins. The cat began to come down from its perch, hopping from branch to branch, leaving a tiny kitty shit on each one. It landed lightly in the snow and began to saunter towards Acorn, but Anna stepped into its path. She knelt and looked the cat right in its god damned eyes. “You are an evil fucking thing,” Anna whispered. “I now understand who you are, and what you must do, but I will never, never forgive you. I warn you: judge fairly, for even the eternal Judge is not free from my judgment. Yes, I too have a secret. There are wheels within wheels in the town of Wiggins, and fires within fires. Now go.” She stood. The cat walked between her legs and jumped onto Acorn’s back.] [Minos] rode Acorn [down the long and winding path into the Unknown.] #DetectivePony