Backdated to July 6th. Intermittent rain, afternoon.
Subterritory Discovery! Summer's Pass is by far the easiest route from South to North across the Palisade. It is here that the incline is exceptionally kind, and the river is at its shallowest. Its utility is made obvious by the faint but perceptible trail formed by wolves and other predators. All of this is only true during the Summer months, however. In Winter the pass becomes choked with snow and ice, making it difficult to traverse. During the thaw, it is susceptible to landslides and rapids.
The herds were moving through, and Gent was not keen on missing the opportunity to strike down large game and fill their caches in one swift swoop. The pack was no longer just a venture downhill from the Lowlands, however. While they were still close, there was the rough and largely variant terrains of the Palisade to the North West and the Fjord to the North East. Thus, while he didn't need more than one venture to discern the herd's position, it took several trips to find the perfect path to them. After all, once the hunt was done with, they would have to drag all that meat back.
This time, he had brought his favorite lady along, treasuring the opportunity to spend an afternoon alone with her. Conversation flowed easily between the two as they explored and searched, talking of their packmates and their children, their neighbors and their wonderful home, and everything else that surrounded it. There was work still to do, but it didnt stress him out as it had back at the Crest. Not with Raela to talk all of it over with, and most importantly; not with Aleris and @Ryker and Lucia to continuously prove that even if none of it was resolved, his world would still be whole for having them in it.
It was hours in that they came across it, an ebbing of the puissant river. They'd run into this before, but on this occasion the shift was accompanied by an abation of the terrain's slopes. Gent's ears picked up as their words faded from the air, gait picking up as they approached the pass.
"I think this is our ticket," he grinned, looking over his shoulder to see what Raela thought of it.