[Heather had been on the way to the park when she got it.]
[She'd literally been on the way to the park.]
[Running just a little bit late-- first, Wolf had changed his mind about three different times about which of his toys he wanted to bring to share with Assumption and had to keep on going back and switching them out, and then there had been a minor catfight between Cleo and one of the house's several not-technically-belonging-to-anybody-in-particular Eeveelutions that had to be broken up.]
[But it's amazing what just a little bit of lateness will do.]
[Pounding hoofbeats and an audible sizzle of melting snow are fast approaching through the trees and frozen stalks of long grass.]
January 31st, about seven minutes after Walter flees
[She'd literally been on the way to the park.]
[Running just a little bit late-- first, Wolf had changed his mind about three different times about which of his toys he wanted to bring to share with Assumption and had to keep on going back and switching them out, and then there had been a minor catfight between Cleo and one of the house's several not-technically-belonging-to-anybody-in-particular Eeveelutions that had to be broken up.]
[But it's amazing what just a little bit of lateness will do.]
[Pounding hoofbeats and an audible sizzle of melting snow are fast approaching through the trees and frozen stalks of long grass.]
HENRY!