Luminesce huffs right back at her sister’s snort, unwilling to be outdone. Undoubtedly they could do this all day, but just as Ellie is impatient to continue on, so too is Lumi suddenly overcome by the desire to something a little bit dangerous (or at least as dangerous as her young mind could fathom).
‘What about emeralds?’ her sister asks, causing Lumi to roll her eyes once more. “Your eyes are already green,” she replies quickly, her tone impatient. “How boring can you be?”
With a dismissive toss of her head, she turns to stare towards the west with a narrowed gaze, as though she could see the distant borders through the trees and the darkness. She tosses her head again when Elegance continues, expressing her uncertainty over dad’s approval. “I bet mom wouldn’t care,” she replies churlishly, though it does cause her to hesitate. Dad had certainly warned them to be careful enough times.
But they weren’t leaving Taiga, were they? No, of course not. So really, what harm could there be?
“We won’t leave,” she continues decisively, having made up her mind. “It’ll be fine, dad just doesn’t want us leaving.” Then, as though the second part of her twin’s statement had just clicked, Lumi huffs insultedly, jewel-bright eyes flashing as she tosses Ellie a scornful look. “And I will not get us lost. You’re the one with the awful sense of direction, not me.”
With that final insult hurled, Luminesce starts briskly forward, picking up a bouncy trot as she steps nimbly over the leaf litter and fallen branches. Ellie could follow or not, but Lumi is going to find some amethysts.
@[Elegance]