The rather painful ordeal aside, we had to continue with our journey. The first temple was not so forthcoming with explanations about why a very life like snake was no tattooed on my forearm, or why I had to go through soul searing pain for it to happen.
There was nothing to be found or gained from there, so we packed up and left, leaving behind a temple that looked to be in it's prime, rather than the ruins we met. At least something good came out of the damn thing, now it could become a tourist attraction for dragons, I'm sure they'll appreciate it.
On our way to the next temple, with only my connection to the soul dragon as our guide, Bobo decided to give me the ground work and back story of the realm. And to be honest it was lot more complicated than I expected it to be, so much so that I didn't think finding the remaining temples would go just as smoothly as the first.