Alex slowly walked up the uneven steps. Now that he was already inside the mountain, the scents from the Soul Elucidating Tulips did nothing to hamper his movement.
Whisker sat inside his robes and Pearl walked next to him in his tiny form. Normally, he would've had him walk in his bigger form, but with so many people that were most likely knowledgeable about the attack on the Western Continent 5000 years ago, he didn't want someone to make the connection that Pearl was affiliated with the White Tigers somehow.
So, he remained in his tiny form.
Alex made sure to take note of both his beasts as he walked up the mountain. Any time either of them showed signs of getting sleepy, he was immediately going to put them back in their beast space.
Fortunately, they didn't do any such things and kept wide eyes as Alex walked up.