Moonspear staple your tongue

it didn't take long to spot the black bear look-alike amongst the sheet of fresh snow, and acrux quickly padded over to go meet him. he greeted rolayne with a boyish bump to the shoulder as the question rang out into the air. acrux, assuming his brother meant for a visit, simply shrugged his shoulders and let out an indifferent, "maybe." the itch to go explore past the border had naturally grown in the last month, but having visited the tide before, the babe was aware he did not hold any appreciation for the shore. 

"how long you gonna stay?" he asked with some fleeting hope that they boy's answer might be forever. if rolayne stayed, then neither of them would have to leave to visit the other, and in acrux's mind, this made the most logical sense.