Dragon Valley, in front of Rock Fortress.
The dragon-blooded monsters stood ready, letting out low growls.
The bipedal wyverns flew in dense formations in the sky, wings overlapping wings, like thick, dark clouds, blocking the sunlight.
The wildland dragons roared loudly, stomping on the ground with reckless abandon. Three chimeras stood at the edge of the cliff, their three heads roaring in unison.
The dragon vein goblins and lizardfolk stationed at the fortress stood silently, awaiting the enemy's arrival.
Though the most elite troops had long been dispatched to the south, the retainers remaining in Dragon Valley were still the core strength of the former Ashen Nest, many of whom were veterans of the Triel war who had not yet followed the Red Dragon to the south.
During Cassius's absence, Dolores's trusted subordinate—the great goblin Derol—had become the temporary overseer of Dragon Valley.
