When Toz woke up, Scrael had already left the bed. At least the other cats were still there. Toz rose, mostly recovered from the previous day's fatigue. The cats stirred and followed Toz out of the house to go check in on the others and look for the blue cat. Nil and Mindle walked next to him while Lucy continued sleeping on his head.
They found Stitches sleeping on the floor next to Joan and Joshua's bed. Joshua had a better complexion than last night, and while Joan's eyes looked puffy from all the crying, she also looked more stable. Since all three of them were resting, Toz didn't interrupt their sleep. Instead, he went to the front of the island where the blue cat had gone to sleep.
