As he gazed at the breathtaking sight before him, such fantastical ideas didn't seem entirely implausible.
"It is quite gaudy considering what we saw so far… and it seems that a lot of them are waiting for us outside already," Jori said, and then he gulped. "What now?"
"We will ignore and head in a straight line to where the king lives, whatever that is," Rain replied.
Standing resolute in front of the city gates was a formidable force, a compact army of three hundred beastly warriors, each a distinct embodiment of raw power and ferocity.
Among them were those who resembled tigers, their bodies adorned with the distinctive stripes of these majestic big felines. Their eyes gleamed with a fierce determination as they scanned the horizon, ever watchful for any approaching threat.