Sun Mote Copse Record scratch, freeze frame.

Out of the corner of her eye, Niamh saw the slight swing Towhee gave to the deer's leg, but still she allowed Towhee to give her a good smack on her hind end with it. She was glad Towhee'd done it- because it was something that they would've done without a second thought when they'd both lived on the Plateau.  Conversing while moving was never really easy, especially where she was leading Towhee to a place she'd never been to before- so she motioned for Towhee to come up alongside her, rather than following. That way Towhee could read her lips at least. 

"We had two, a boy and a girl." She saidmaking sure to mouth clearly. She couldn't exactly sign while walking, so this was the best she could do. "Bronco and Nellie."