Otter Creek gamma rays

salt had begun to take on mythical proportions in her mind. was it some creature, that lived only in oceans? or was it a colour, a smell, a taste? she only knew she wanted to see it, badly. "which way?" she asks, next, distracted briefly by a kingfisher winging overhead. the ground has begun to roll gradually upwards, and they are near to the great mountains that stood taller than even the highest canopy at blackfeather woods. she glances back at moonshadow, curious. "how high do the mountains go? can birds fly that high?"