Nimbus Summit Kaujik

Veteran was also enjoying the trip. He could never have imagined such variations in environments and terrain existed, having spent the entirety of his young life in the snowy taiga. The group had traveled through a field of steaming pools that thickened the air and made it smell funny. They had passed a lake so large he couldn't see across it. They had seen a giant crater set in the ground, as if a mountain-sized wolf had dug a den into the earth. Veteran was fascinated and inspired, and his imagination filled with wonder about what natural phenomenon could have created such unique features. 

They ascended the mountain originally to get a better view of the surrounding territories, but little did Veteran know, something about it would enchant their little group.  

A distant hiss met the boy's attentive ears. He was always alert to such noises, having nursed a deep fascination for reptiles, but especially snakes. He glanced over his shoulder at the others. Issorartuyok had his eyes on the peak above, and Ensio was.. huffing dirt or something. Veteran moved away, intent on tracking down the snake.