I am so so sorry to hear about your cat. And very happy if my story in any way helped you deal with your grief. *Hugs*. Losing a feline companion is one of the worst things in the world, and I know totally how it feels having it experienced it myself several times now. I agree that the notion of daemons is quite comforting!

And thank you SO much for leaving such lovely feedback. Especially what you said about the different times, ages and circumstances - I did try and focus very much on who they might be at that particular phase in their lives.