we go north

Wrap-up? :D I see you have also had the flu.. must be a Swiftcurrent/Nova leadership thing! I'm assuming that there's still plenty of tree cover - is that OK?

The ground rose and morphed slowly into rock, accompanied by a barely noticeable thinning of the trees. Bazi appreciated the feeling of hard, uneven stone under her paws, pausing to enjoy the fresh scent of the occasional stiff breeze that found its way to the ground. The hardy pines grew on every patch on earth available, and did not surrender until nothing but bare rock and a steep climb to the top of the mountain prevented them from going any further - like an enormous, natural wall.

Bazi stopped at the sheer rock-face and tilted her head back, squinting against the wintry sunshine. There were ways to get up there, but they required the sure-footedness of a mountain goat.

And never to be bested by a mountain, Bazi flashed Scimitar a challenging grin and proceeded to scale the mountain with swift, confident leaps.