Blackfeather Woods adventure time

her children were largely silent beings. astara was the more spirited of the two, outbursts and small snarls appending her clear messages of dominance and exploration. averna was quiet, careful; she oft moved alone in the wood on little pale feet. that her daughters were silent was natural; that they moved in opposite directions perturbed their mother at times.
presently, the delta had gone off to follow her snowcub — she sidled forward, gazing toward where her daughter had looked until she too saw the cuts of odd symbols in the wood.
unable to spare a second glance before her worried maternal heart insisted she follow averna into the darkness, relmyna nevertheless shot a searching stare over her shoulder, seeking to spot astara should she also be near.