Honeyed Pasture oh, the river

do you think we're going the right way? maggak whispers to @Acrux, jaws splitting in a wide yawn as her tongue unfurls from her mouth. i feel like we are. i can almost smell the sea from here.
they'd been on the run for days now, taking their time as they maneuvered from place to place. maggak began to doubt if anaa had bothered to look for them; if she even noticed they were missing, that they had so openly defied her.
right now, however, she supposed she did not care what her mother thought. look at how big this field is, ru, the starlet gestures her arm outward, the honey-pink sky slowly becoming dotted with stars. it's so beautiful out here. y'think we can see the constellations?

"dunno," he mumbled as he brushed alongside to take a few scouting steps ahead. "place doesn't look familiar but," he lifted his snout to take in a few deep breathes, "it does kinda smell like the sea." that must be a good sign then, right? 

he turned to admire the full view of the field and it's rolling landscape before letting his neck crane upwards to look at the stars. his mouth parted a bit as he stared at the dotted heavenly scenery, "probably. wanna look for 'em?" he asks after bring his head back to a comfortable position.

yeah!
swiftly, maggak trails through the sedge and listens for the hymn of the crickets, laughing as it comes to a stop when she draws near their hiding places. she scans their surroundings and seeks a good spot with soft enough grass to lay in.
crazy how we're seeing so many places we've never even known existed until now, she comments, plopping down on the teetering edge of a steep hillside. she rolls onto her back in order to better see the paint-splattered stars above them, inviting her brother to join her with a whack of her tail against the earth. doesn't compare to home, though, i don't think.
her paws bunch close to her chest as she exhales a contented sigh. oh, look! she points to a particularly bright star that casts its glow over the rest. i wonder what that is.

he mimicked his sister's movements, coming to rest just beside her as he faces the sky belly-up. the mention of home caused a flood of emotions to swirl within, nausea that was not linked to sickness and yet it was there all the same. he did not regret his choice in leaving the mountain, but it was not without the days where he missed his home and those upon it. 

he wanted to say they should send word of their safety, because surely their family was worried, surely there was a search for them! but the words never left his suddenly dry mouth, it was only a gentle hum to the brightest star pointed out in the ever stretching void of the night sky. 

after a moment he gave a lick to his chapped lips and rolled to face the figure of his sister, a soft "maggak," the first of his voice. "i am glad i have you. i do not think i would be me without you and i-" he paused as a million thoughts raced through his mind. and i wish we could be together forever — but he knew that to be a childish dream. "i just want you to know i love you." he knew she knew this, but he could not recall the last he'd said it to her. 

he did not know the next time he'd see his mothers and part of him wished he had told them how much he loved them too before leaving.