Porcupine Ridge but they're weird and they're wonderful

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for my reference, territory desc.
Jutting out haphazardly from the ground, the Porcupine Ridge is most known for its treacherous peaks and uneven surfaces. It appears a place of danger, but among its tumultuous rises are forested glens and hollows and hill side pastures, which shelter and provide for predator and prey alike. Spring-fed mountain lakes hold glacial, exceptionally clear drinking water, and the southeast overlook offers a breathtaking view of the Northstar Vale below, and the peaks of mountains that mark the vale's boundary.

Athens did not think he would ever be grateful to see a bird.

Tawodi returned with a series of sounds to announce his arrival, settling on a perch not too far. He supposed the right thing to do was find some kind of return for sending the flyer ahead. Whatever remained of his caught fish was offered up freely.

His own appetite was hardly there after all, far too nervous about what would prove to be a hard journey — path found or not.

He imagined @Losi was already well aware of the bird's arrival and Athens preparations to set out. A wash in the brisk waters was all he allowed himself before they would set out. It was not the cleansing of his looks that mattered to him, but the alertness he felt once the cold water lapped over him. That might be what kept him alive on the journey upwards.

Tawodi could lead while the canines followed.

He did not voice an ounce of concern he had when these lands seemed terrible. Jutted stones and dangerous paths. The one thing he made sure to do was never look behind him or down below. It might have been a poetic moment if he did not feel the heavy smack of his heart against his breastbone like a rattle. A thing that proved far more distracting.

He could not have fathomed the thought that the landscape might soon become more bearable.