We turned back across the mountains, travelling east and south, until we came in touch with the great swamp again.
Soon we gained the southern extremity of the swamp, and we continued our course south and east.

It was a pleasant land.

The air was warm, and we were again in the forest.

Later on we crossed a low-lying range of hills and found ourselves in an even better forest country.

The farther we penetrated from the coast the warmer we found it, and we went on and on until we came to a large river that seemed familiar to the Swift One.
It was where she must have come during the four years' absence from the horde.