Flycatcher Downs the veldt

her smile widened but not out of glee, more out of tension. she had not meant to ignore his presence here, and he was right to assert that he was one of the People; it went further than that, though. they were two, while the People were many. if eywah's desire was to awaken the people of these woods, this sea, to what tey'gan and skuka knew as truth—that felt like too much, to skuka. that was more weight placed upon them both.
you are right. perhaps you hear her better— she laughs again, trying to ease the tension she feels inside. we could trade titles, then. you be tsahik, i to be chieftain. but it was only a jest. her tail gives a twist.
i think.. north. do you see the dark there, on the horizon? she motions to the smudges in the far-distance, and squints emphatically. mountains, maybe? i would rather go to a river. something familiar... maybe he would travel with her?