Zich remained inside the graveyard for several more minutes, staring quietly at the enormous dragon standing before him while countless thoughts moved through his head.
Eventually, he forced himself to calm down.
Excitement was useful, but getting carried away inside the Ascension Mountain usually shortened lifespans very quickly. The mountain rewarded greed generously right before crushing people who became careless.
"Return for now," he muttered while looking toward Tiamant.
The massive bone dragon lowered its head once more before its body slowly dissolved into drifting black particles alongside the twelve chained skeletal dragons attached behind it.
Silence returned to the graveyard afterward, and only the sound of cold rain remained.
Zich exhaled lightly before leaving the graveyard himself.
His eyes opened back inside the shelter room, and the first place his gaze went to was the ground.
