" If we don’t run into any trouble,” Podo said, “we’ll reach Dugtown by dark. Nurgabog told me where to find a river burrow.” “What’s that?” Janner asked. “A Strander hideout. We can stay there while we make arrangements in Dugtown to get past the Barrier and up to the Ice Prairies. The Stony Mountains’ll be too cold for Fangs and too rugged for travelers. All we’ll have to fend from will be the snickbuzzards. "

― Andrew Peterson , North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)