Are we really believing they took prinny on a walk and found a sick mouse on the road? More likely they let prinny out into the garden and Esme followed and found the mouse near the garage, creepy knew there were mice in the garage and knew it would have injested poison and he had tried to deal with the infestation. But Esme wanted to help the poor creature (never goes well) and creepy saw her wanting to help as content!
It was prinny who showed real compassion to the dying mouse, and Jace who was upset because he wanted it to live not be dead - poor Jace just got a cold comment about the circle of life and things die so things can be born.
As for lazys crocodile tears she hand chopped the onions instead of using her veg chopper - I have one of those veg chopper things and I love it, particularly for onions as it's no tears, I chop an onion on a chopping board I look like I am crying like I've had a bereavement.
Shame she didn't have an onion to hand when the fake miscarriage supposedly happened!
Jase home schooling for the day - things have to die so new things can be born, with having to watch a mouse bleed to death... Harsh given his age.