CHAPTER SIX
“Thundermouth, like Mount Snarl itself, takes its name from the weird sound the wind makes when it blows through the caves and rocks at the summit. The second largest town, with the second most developed septic system on the mountain, Thundermouth includes beekeepers, goatherds, dairymen, and farmers.
The town is noted for its mead (an unusual form of alcohol in the Blue Smoke Mountains), its distinctive blue cheeses and textiles made of soft, silky wool. It has the oldest school on the mountain and an impressive shrine to the mountain’s guardian spirit.”
(Excerpt from The Tourist’s Guide to the Blue Smoke Mountains.)
It was late morning by the time they reached Thundermouth. Rina’s hometown was both the remotest on the mountain and one of the largest.
Even the top of Moun
