Terra said that the statues might scare away intruders, and Skoll nodded. “Kinda scary,” he said, thinking of the dragon that had given him a fright when he’d ran into it. “Kinda funny-lookin’, too.” He grinned and batted at the statue’s wickedly snarling face again for effect, giggling before quickly jumping and trotting after her. She was headed toward the doors, which were massive enough to give the boy pause as he tilted his head back to look them. Were humans giants, too? Then again, everything looked exaggeratedly huge from his puppy perspective.
Clambering up the high steps took effort for the little cub, and he was trying to hide the fact he was panting when he got to the top. Flopping briefly on his white belly, he let his tongue hang as he watched Terra walk through the arch. Once he managed to get enough oxygen to continue, he padded after her.
Inside the temple was amazing—gold figurines lined some of the walls, while paintings hung in some areas, though they were faded from time. There were areas for monks to kneel as well as other furniture that the boy eagerly scampered toward. He looked around, overwhelmed, not sure what he should check out first. He finally decided on some strange etching in a wall, almost like letters in a book though he was obviously too young to read. He tilted his head this way and that, as if the angle might make it easier to understand, and pawed once at the carving.
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