Numerous figures dressed in fur-lined armour stood on top of the walls, peering down at them like the others.
The leader's beast roared, its voice thundering across the surroundings and reaching the sky as though announcing their arrival.
In the next moment, the thick gates were pulled open.
The leader stepped through first. Orion and Aurora followed, and the rest of the group followed behind.
In the sky, the giant flying magical beasts dove over the walls and into the fortress directly.
As the gate sealed shut, Orion and Aurora took in their surroundings.
They crossed a small bridge with tall, spiky metallic walls on either side, then passed through another gate. On the other side, two rows of soldiers stood waiting on either side of the entrance.
"We will walk from here," the group leader said as he dismounted the beast he had been riding.
The other soldiers behind them did the same.
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