Thicket of Secrets just stop your crying it's a sign of the times

SHE MAY CONTAIN THE URGE TO RUNAWAY, BUT

Magg was finding that she didn't much mind the travel. With so many others along for the ride, there was still security. Familiar faces to look out for and protect from danger, to hunt and forage with, to keep at bay the crushing force of all the moving parts driven to take from her... Yeah, things were pretty good, considering how much worse they could be. The easy-going pace of their venture certainly helped as well, Magg having no problem in advocating for her twins as needed and ensuring their comfort and wellbeing were the ultimate priority.

All that wasn't to say she wasn't still on guard, however, and certainly more so than any typical first-time mother would be. Still, there were moments that afforded her something close to... relaxation.

Immersed in novel surroundings once again, she decided it was a good day for her and the girls to simply enjoy. The heat and humidity both were deeply oppressive, and so a trip to the river was decided upon. Finding a place where it was shallow and its current sluggish, she waltzed right into the water and the silt beneath and hunkered down into the coolness of it all. A satisfied sigh left her before she turned her head to see what her children would do - ~~copy~~ join her, or occupy themselves another way?

HOLD HER DOWN WITH SOGGY CLOTHES & BREEZEBLOCKS

Blood Runs Thicker Than Water

Neva had actually been enjoying the journey for the most part, though was always happy whenever they took a day or two to rest. It was a lot of work for legs so small after all. It was especially needed once the heatwave had set in with a high level of humidity that she wasn’t used to having been born on the mountain. It was rare that altitude of that level would let the moisture levels get so high and so stifling.

They had not been old enough to swim while in the Cove, but she had no hesitation in following Mother in anything that she did. They had never been led astray yet, so she had no reason to believe that it would ever happen in the future. Magg made her way into the water and let out a sigh so satisfied that Neva was quick to copy her movements. Right paw forward, a large smile on her face only faltering for one second when her toes touched the water and realized how cold it seemed.

Pushing ahead, she came to rest by her mother’s side and laid down, ready to let out a sigh of her own. Instead she wound up completely submerged and came up sputtering, but in a moment regained her composure and looked at Mother with a bright smile to reassure her that she had done it on purpose - probably.

Blood Runs Thicker Than Water

But Both Feel The Same When Your Eyes Are Closed