9 - The Fall of the Betrayer

Arrival at Dragon's Peak Sanctuary The climb to Dragon’s Peak Sanctuary had tested their endurance. As they ascended the narrow, winding path, the biting wind lashed at their cloaks, pulling at them like invisible hands trying to drag them from the cliffs. The path, slick with morning dew and treacherous underfoot, snaked perilously close to jagged edges that plunged hundreds of feet into the mist below. Every step felt like a battle against the mountain itself. By the time the sanctuary came into view, a sense of awe silenced the group. The towering stone structure loomed ahead, carved from the very cliffs that surrounded it. Dragon's Peak Sanctuary stood like an ancient sentinel, a relic of a forgotten age. Its walls, adorned with dragon motifs, seemed to pulse with an age-old power. Stained glass windows, set high in the stone, shimmered in the sunlight, casting long, colorful shadows that danced across the sanctuary's polished floors, hinting at the divine forces hous...