The harsh, commanding words from her sister sent her ears backward, but otherwise she remained calm. "The lake," Gem's tiny voice answers, hoping her sister won't be upset that that was the goal for today. Instead of dwelling on what El though, Gem continued to look around. It was simply beautiful here. She wondered if she could live here eventually after she grew up a little bit. Wouldn't that be something?
Gem is quickly pulled from her daydream of laying out in the grass stargazing in the field beside the lake when El continued to hammer on about how dangerous it was for her to be out here. Predators? Invasions? She could die? Fear strikes her as her heart rate quickens slightly. Both eyes widen as she looks around. Was her sister right? A shiver runs down her spine as she continues to force herself to walk closer to the blackberry bushes. It is when El mentions that she's lucky she tagged along that Gem gives her a nod.
"I suppose you're right, El," Gem replies, turning to smile softly at her sister before looking back at the massive blackberry bush and all of its thorns. "How far back do you think it goes?" She asks El as she walks up and begins to pluck berries from the smooth stalks of the leafy blackberry bush. Dropping them into her basket, she picks a few more before turning back toward the lake. She can still see the ducks floating along as fish cause ripples in the surface. A butterfly flutters by and headed toward the small white flowers that dot the dark bushes around them.
Hematite, Gem's Mastiff, is always with her unless stated he isn't.
