Heather

Heather

Heather is a young Cocker Spaniel who was May’s second vessel.

She had cancer in her leg and wished to run free and had her dream after that she died.

Biography
Heather had a best friend named Fern. Fern had told her about the lantern bearer. She lived in a dog pound, suffering from cancer, unbeknownst to her. Later that day, she feels sick and tired, her leg in much pain. The next morning, the humans took her to a different yard soon later to be adopted. On the day after she made the deal with Imp she finally got to run free. She died later that day by a pond where, after she thanked May, the lantern bearer took her to the overworld where she saw Fern again.

Behind the scenes
It is revealed in a post-credit scene that the lantern bearer is a human too.