- I really wish you could've seen it all. You could have seen Travis, and how much he's grown. I wish you could have been there at my wedding. I know you guys are still there, watching out for us. Our crazy little family has never been happier. I really miss you guys, and I hope you're both happy, living a great afterlife in the kingdom of the Greaters. Blessed be, Ashton Fox.
Dear Mom and Dad
Ash folded the slip of paper and put it into his jacket pocket.
*****
Ashton guided Travis over to the site where his parents rested. The little cub set a flower down on each marker.
"I wish I knew them." He said quietly. Tears were forming in the corners of his eyes. Ash knelt on the ground next to Travis.
"I wrote a letter to them. Do you want me to add something for you?"
Travis furrowed his brow and asked, "A letter? But how can they read it?"
Ash sighed. "Well, a fox never really dies. His body stops working, but he still gets to go to a new place where everything they love is waiting for them. Someplace so fantastic that even dad would be impressed."
Ash unfolded his paper and Travis had Ash write down what he wanted to say. Afterwards, they set it in between the two markers, under a third flower.
"C'mon little bro. Let's get back to the house."