Question about Third Person Limited

Heyo fellow writers. New here. My book follows the two main characters in a third person limited style (POV changes chapter to chapter type thing) but I'm a wee bit confused about writing characters with other characters / in a group setting. Do you use 'they' to describe multiple characters in limited?

An example: They walked back together.

Or should it be: Anastasia walked back with Josephine? The POV would be Anastasia's.

Another example: Anastasia ran after Josephine and tackled her. They tumbled off the cliff, landing roughly at the bottom. Is it right to use 'they' there?

Forgive me if this sounds like a stupid question. I think I've confused myself. Been writing straight for the past sixteen hours, my brain's a pile of mush xD

 

Hello, Hammer! Thank you so much for your response! That helps, and I was a little worried about all the names. Cheers!

 

I agree with @Hammer. I also think any of your three examples could work. It's not really a POV issue you're dealing with in these examples.

 

Thanks deadrats! Good to know it's not a POV issue. I was worried that it might somehow have been slipping into a more omniscient style, but yeah I think I just confused myself. I'm good to keep writing for the next sixteen hours now haha!

 

All three examples you give work. I prefer to use characters' names or alternate to 'they' whenever possible. It requires a bit of creative thinking, but I like what I end up with so it works out. Unless you are dealing with a large number of characters or nothing else will work, I would review other options first. For example, I would have used 'both' in place of 'they' in the third example. However, I agree with the others here that it's not so much a POV issue as it is a stylistic choose.