Shadewood stars, hide your fires

"t-that's now what i'm-" he attempted to interject, when hereby began her definitely-not-purely-comedic boastful dramatics.

the small brother shifted upon the thick branch of elm they both occupied, on the very edge of the forest - shadewood its name, told them a magpie - and sighed as his sister croaked.

"...this is still a horrid idea." he spoke when she was done.