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Thankfully, Akel's antics dispelled any concern brought upon by Ali's exuberant tastes. Four more girls! Pruu was one of those that had always dreamed of a large family, but even that... well, it did sound fun. "Maybe. We will see what Elzira thinks," she said with a laugh.

With the question turned to her, Pruu's mind instantly went to that deep wish that seemed was wedged prominently in the back of her mind at all times. She wanted to see her twin again... Maybe with the treaty that was in place...? The feeling tugged at her gut, but she refused to let the emotion show. Instead, she sighed and gave a small smile. "I wish it to be a sign that everyone will be have the chance to shine as brightly as those stars do." She looked to her daughters and let her smile warm. "You are both destined for such wonderful things. I just know it."

Four more would be an awful lot to keep up with. Maybe just one or two more would be enough though. When the time came for that. For now she figured she and Pruu would focus on raising the two they had and make sure they were doing good.

When Pruu mentioned what she wanted she smiled. "That's a nice wish." Akel got up from the ground and dusted herself off so that she could stand beside her partner, taking her hand so that she could hold onto it. "I hope for my girls to get stronger and maybe some new additions to the family when we're ready." Her wish was more self-centered than Pruu's was as it focused purely on their family but she was okay with that.

Pruu's heart warmed with bittersweet joy as the girls scampered away together. She loved that they were so close. They were growing up so fast though... Blinking away the emotion again, she turned to Akeldama and squeezed their joined hands. "I am constantly in awe of this family we have... Each of you is already brighter than the stars above." She shifted to pull Akel closer, pulling her wife into a firm hug.

She leaned her head against Pruu as she watched the girls. It felt like yesterday they had just gotten the news they had been blessed. A sigh left her before she looked at Pruu. "You've not seen your sister in a while." An observation she'd kept to herself for a while. She could tell it bothered her wife. "Would you like to go look for her? The whole family could go. She could meet the girls." While it would make both of them on edge to have their daughters outside of the village she figured they could handle it.

"Are you reading my thoughts again?" she asked lightly, eager to alleviate anything that might increase tension within herself. Pruu went still when Akel spoke up again. Go look?! The thought had crossed her mind, but to have it said out loud by someone else... She bit down on her lip, silent for a long moment as though hesitant to speak out herself.

"I do," she said softly, relieved to not hear the tremble that taunted her voice. "I want to know if she is alive and happy, or if... I have to know. It's been too long." She raised her arms to hug around Akel and sighed deeply. "I think sending out a letter might be best for the time being. I do not wish to drag the girls all over unknown territory for a 'maybe.'" Could this possibly be what the stars meant?

"I'm not that talented, I just noticed she's been gone for a long time and some of the things you say to the girls hint that you miss her sometimes." Akel had noticed for a while now. With the girls growing it showed more and more. As Pruu admitted that she missed her own twin she nodded her head and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Its alright."

The bit about the letter instead of a full journey made Akeldama nod her head. "Alright. We'll start there. If it comes down to a journey then we can do that too. I don't have a sibling so I can't understand fully how you feel, but I would never ignore your feelings. Elzira clearly is blessing all of us for new and wonderful things. Finding your sister would be wonderful." She wrapped her arms around her wife and looked at the sky again for the proof of what she'd just said.

"Don't you two be out for much longer. It is getting late." She shook her head as the girls scrambled off. They sure had become eager to see those stars! Having the moment to absorb the weight of the task she was about to take on without the girls was a bit of a relief, anyway.

Pruu's hand rose to give her wife's cheek a gentle pet. Akel truly was amazing... Smart, intuitive, brave... "Thank you." Her face rose up to the stars again. While she was not one to put that much stock into superstitions, she had a basic belief of faith and the undercurrent of life. Something as grand as stars flying through the sky? Surely they meant something wonderful like the stories said. Maybe, just maybe.....