"Since the axe is the goal, avoiding the dragon is the most efficient plan." Do'rhajul answered. "Although, I believe that not all of us will be helpful for that. Neither myself nor Yerig are particularly adept at stealth, and we would likely be liabilities if we tried. You will likely need to be the one to approach, since your magic can hide you."

Yerig nodded. "I think so too, unfortunately. I've never been one for sneaking around. Still, we need to be careful; it's not easy to sneak up on a dragon. They have sharp eyes and are quite perceptive. Not to mention, there is a shout that can detect life. If he gets and inkling that we are there, he will find us."

Fortunately for the trio, Cyrus' group had done nothing to hide their own tracks, so they remained relatively easy to follow deeper into the island. The hills they were climbing started to grow a bit steeper the closer they came to the mountain, and thusfar, it did not seem like Cyrus had stopped at any point. The island was not terribly large, so they could likely reach the center of the island by early afternoon. 

Finally, through a gap in the trees above them, the group would be able to see movement in the sky, just above the taller of the two mountains at the island's center. It was the dragon, coming down for a landing on the mountain in the distance. Its scales were reddish, or perhaps a shade of violet, and it was, of course, a gigantic creature. This was likely the closest that Sabine had been to a dragon before, and they would only be moving closer.