Northstar Vale Complaining is Verbal Littering

These poor mountains could use a little more post love... Anyone's welcome!

Those cliffs were a bitch to climb. Seriously. He didn't remember crossing that range to be so fucking rough before. Either he'd just picked a bad spot this time or the world was out to get him. He was betting on the world. Something told him his luck was about to run out. This lone wolf thing would only last for so long until something or someone else changed that. He didn't know what yet, but he had this sneaky suspicion the winds would change. It was time to enjoy his freedom while it continued to last. 

He was starting to feel a lot like Sisyphus. Save for the giant bolder the guy was cursed to carry, Kero was starting to get a little tired of this up the mountain, down the mountain kind of traveling. First one way. Then back another. The exercise was great in the long term, but in the short term it was mentally and physically exhausting. He'd ventured to the top once more only to realize continuing would lead him to the base of a valley between yet another large hill (aka mountain). Oh well. For as long as he was gonna be here, he might as well explore. 

Kero descended into the valley. Down was a significantly easier direction to travel than up. Sort of. It worked different muscle groups which lead him to believing he'd sleep extremely well tonight. Until then, he had this valley to explore and a whole day to do it in. Maybe two if he liked it enough to linger. 

The mountain trees thickened as he drifted deeper into the valley. The ground leveled, releasing him to a lush forest that hummed with wildlife and lots of it. Birds chirped. Weasels, mice and voles scampered here and there. A small family of rabbits hopped nearby as though they were unfazed by the presence of a predator such as he. It was curious behavior and then he discovered the stream. A beautiful flowing water source that was gentle and pure. And delicious. Just and drink and the freshness of the snowmelt was like a taste of heaven. 

This place was paradise.