Midnight was nearing the end of her rope, exhausted and irritated with the world. Trudging along beside the river, she could feel even her superior stamina starting to flag.
Let me take over. You need to rest.
Scowling, she brushed her sister's voice off. "I'm fine, don't worry about it." No sooner had the words left her mouth when she snagged her toe on a rock and nearly twisted an ankle, only her quick reflexes saving her from toppling into the water that ran beside them.
"Fine," she grumbled, sensing Starbright's smugness. Closing her eyes, she let herself sink back into her consciousness- it was rather like meditation, but somehow deeper.
As if a beam of sunlight was lighting the young woman's hair, coal black changed to flaxen gold in a ripple of color. Her body shivered slightly and when she blinked her eyes open blood red had changed to clear, sky blue.
Starbright looked down at herself with a small sigh. She was covered in small scrapes and bruises that she couldn't even entirely remember getting. You really need to take better care of this thing. It's not just your body.
Yeah, yeah, shut up.
"Oh, go to sleep," she snipped quietly. "You're grouchy when you're tired." Hefting her pack a bit higher on her back, the girl set off again with renewed energy, a small spring in her step. One of the nice things about their "condition" was that they could travel longer distances without needing rest by "switching drivers" as Midnight referred to it. One sister would rest in the back corners of their mind while the other controlled their body. An odd system, but it worked.
However, though her mind was refreshed, Starbright knew for the sake of her body she'd have to stop and take a real rest soon. Still, she found herself humming softly as she made her way downstream. It was a beautiful evening, the sun sinking ever lower and creating a starburst of color. It was in her nature to enjoy the little things.
