Heron Lake Plateau journey through stellar life

The easiest followup question for Niamh was the one that came to her lips- but wasn't spoken. But how do you know? Phox wouldn't necessarily have an answer for that, and she didn't want to make him find one, all things considered. Everyone had lost someone, and she had a feeling that the only answer that could have been given would have been something along the lines of you just know. That wouldn't have satisfied Niamh, who needed concrete, tangible evidence in order for her to truly believe something...But for now, she'd give it the benefit of the doubt. She too wanted to believe that there was some way her brothers could have ended up tossed among the stars, watching down on her. The thought made her feel heavy and sad. 

"Try me, then," She said, drawing in a breath to keep herself from sinking into grief. "Show me one of these pattern-things," She said, gesturing toward the snow. If he could draw it with pawprints, she might be able to find it in the sky.