If you read this, then at the very least, the first of the scouts that I sent back has somehow managed to find his way. It was true that the swamp to the towers is full of slimy creatures. No doubt, they are the former crew of the ships that were lost along the rocky coast not far from the swamps. It was quite an adventure along the rocky coast.
We lost many soldiers crossing the swamp, and when we arrived at the edge of the thorny woods, we were able to see the tips of the towers from there. We lost one soldier when we made our way through the thorny wood. Despite the knowledge of the guides who knew their way in these enchanted lands, they knew nothing of the wood nymphs that live in the wood.
When we reached the great doors of the towers themselves, we were beset by monstrous stone golems. Guardians of the towers? they may have been. Most of us were able to pass the golems, which were far too cumbersome to enter the towers themselves. We ran far into the first tower before turning to see the lumbering things walk back and forth outside of the first tower.
Up we went, far up, and the air itself seemed to burn as we walked along. Flame and fire engulfed us, as we protected ourselves as best as we could. We turned to see a skeletal dragon as it's breath melted breastplate and shield. We escaped into another chamber, before we realized that the unnatural creature had devoured six of our soldiers.
The stench of it's sulfuric reek still lingered in the ash-laden and smoky air.
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