Firefly Ravine Bittersweet Berries and Stinging Nettles

Pepper didn't think it was too ridiculous. It'd be hard to trespass on a mountain's summit. But the weather was a valid argument. 

"Probably easier to keep safe, don't ya think?" 

Phobos could be correct in that it was an attempt to weed out weaker wolves, but he didn't know enough to say for sure.