David and his fellow dragons all turned their heads in astonishment to see that within the undulating The Dark Mountains, several towering fortresses were hidden among the peaks.
They were constructed from tough stone and gleaming iron, each face embedded with arrow slits and trebuchets. Tall city walls encircled the fortresses. Every stone seemed to narrate tales of past battles and glory, and the scars and cracks on the walls were like ancient historical etchings.
At the same time, David, his pupils contracting, also spotted creatures on full alert, hidden behind the crenellated battlements of the fortress.
Dwarves.
Simultaneously, some patrolling Dwarves must have spotted their group of 'visitors,' as they sounded the war horns of the city's defenses.
Then, rows of Dwarves in tattered armor swarmed out of the stone gate like marching ants, taking up positions along The Great Wall that stretched along the mountain ridge outside the castle.
