Mountain Pass Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

"But if we don't act, those kids die. Jamie's building an alliance based on action, not empty promises." "Then make sure it's the right action." Meredith pulls up a map. "The mountain pass has three choke points. If I were setting a trap, I'd position snipers here, here, and here. Armored vehicles would struggle on the switchbacks. Your best bet is the valley section, where the road levels out." "You're helping us plan this?" Briton sounds surprised.

Ava’s POV The meeting place is incorrect. It is beautifully composed well before the arrival of Gregory. This mountain pass is too far north of the normal border routes, concealed among rugged rock walls and dense pine forests where snow accumulates in uneven snow drifts. No settlement nearby. No patrol fires. Only the wind was moving and blowing snow away from the rocks. Too isolated. Too controlled. I feel the soft passing of the network past my awareness beside me. Ninety-one threads were laid carefully across the mountain.

Marshall shot him a cold glance, and he immediately lowered his head, "I—I'll take you there." The path to the mountaintop was very steep, and no one would dare to go up other than the rangers. One would have to walk on a narrow path in the middle of a precipice and a steep cliff. It had a width of no more than two feet, just enough for one person to pass through. At the entrance of the narrow path, there was a fallen sign that read, "Closed. No passing through". Marshall bent down to pick it up. When he was not looking, the bald man ran away.

He began to walk around his desk, his steps slow, deliberate, and heavy. “A servant digging through restricted pack archives?” he asked. “You expect me to believe you were doing chores?” “There are hidden paths through the mountains,” I pressed on, my voice gaining strength as I pointed to the faded ink lines. “Look here. Dotted trails drawn behind the mountain ridges. Someone who knows the terrain could move an entire army through those passes, and your border patrols would never know they crossed.” Out of the corner of my eye, I watched Marek. His fingers tightened around the silver handle of his cane until his knuckles turned white.

"There's a pass through the mountains, three days east of here. It's dangerous—rock slides, thin air, unpredictable weather—but Ronan won't expect you to take it. His wolves avoid it. If you can make it through, you'll reach the North Star lands in a week." "Wait," Stellan said. "How do we find it?" Runa paused, looking back. "Follow the river north until you see three peaks that look like claws. The pass is between the middle and eastern peaks. And when you get to the other side..." She smiled. "Tell the North Star wolves that Runa sends her regards. My mother was one of them, once." Then she was gone, melting into the forest as if she'd never been there. We stood in silence for a long mome

Elena’s POV It had only been a couple of months since I had last set foot in Crescent Hollow. Not nearly long enough. The pack derived its name from the tall mountain that stood just behind it, towering above the entire territory like a great, looming claw reaching into the sky. The mountain had a hooked peak, hence the name: Crescent Peak. Right now, the moon was hanging perfectly in the sky, just above the mountain’s highest point. No one had ever summited that mountain before because of the shape, although many had tried, and a few had even died during their attempts.

"What is that?" "The western passes." I point to a section of the map where the mountains create a natural barrier between territories. "These were not properly mapped when I left. Kael will be expecting us to track him through the main valleys, where his forces can funnel us into prepared positions." A slow, dangerous smile spreads across Draven's face. "But you found another way through."

I mean, no one should sacrifice their own happiness for his. Her decision was final. Even if Shawn appeared before her, crying and pleading, she would never go back to him. Cameron smiled faintly and said, "It's a good thing, then. You can stay here in peace. There's been a heavy snowstorm in the forest recently, and the roads to nearby cities have been blocked. "In any case, even if someone mistakes you for the person in the missing person notice, they wouldn't be able to come over here and check it for themselves."

Rowan's POV Before I could even process the news, a sharp, blinding pain shot up from the bridge of my foot. The village chief, Martha Campbell, spat in my face as she viciously warned me, "Rowan White, I'm sure you know exactly what to say and what to keep to yourself. If you don't keep your mouth shut, we'll gladly air all your dirty laundry. When that happens, you, the scion of the White family, won't have much of a reputation left."

And the orange light that erupted in the skies at the moment we arrived now assumed a shade of dark blue, of an unmistakable night. The sky had no stars or moon. There weren't even clouds. It looked like an image glued to the top, an illusion. I spent some time watching the high and ended up not noticing when the dry and beaten earth through which we were walking was, a few meters away, making room for an immense mountain with peaks hidden by a dense mist. "We have to find the passage inside the mountain," Vraxlon said in a hoarse voice. The sound made me jump, we were in silence for many hours. "It's the only way to cross the rest of the way.