There were five more statues that they had passed while hiking up the mountains. The trail seemed to be less and less marked by animal prints the further they went. However, they could all feel the dragons nearby. It was a gathering of mana that seemed to be harder to control and manipulate. It made sense that it was the pure mana that the royal dragons drew to themselves through their training.
"We have to be getting closer now. It's almost dark though." Su wanted to keep pushing but understood that there was a significant danger that came with that.