is anybody out there

Savera had gotten lost. Of course it was her twin that was the cause of it - Neaera didn’t blame herself for much, not even at this age. She felt panic rising within her though, panic driven by fear that this was it. Nix had left, flown away into the strange trees accompanied by Lucius, and had not returned. Was her sister pulling the same trick? Their parents weren’t around, but that was more of a ‘the twins had left’ than their parents had abandoned them. She had never in her life been in a situation where Savera was not within eyeshot and she had to say, she did not care for it. Her metallic eyes flashed around - daring the darkness to conceal her twin any longer. She wouldn’t let it. Nothing in this area frightened her - it was no more strange or natural seeming than the world of smoke and gloom that they had left through the portal - and certainly none of it was scary in comparison to her sister’s absence. The ‘Oh!’ in that familiar voice caused Neaera’s head to snap in that direction and in a moment she was bounding over towards her sister - a soft purple muzzle brushing against her Savera’s white side, checking that she had not gotten into any trouble in their separation. Only after her inspection was satisfied did she turn her gaze to the other foals - staring at them in a manner that was a little too intense, but accidentally so. Today seemed to be a day of firsts - the first time she and Savera got separated, and the first time she met others close to their age. But, one of them had uttered a word she recognized when she was coming over so she nodded quickly to the bronze girl - and uttered a quiet  “Helovia.” in confirmation.

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