The river feels solid under his feet as they cross the water, Kreyu leading ever so slightly. When they reach the other side, the river is suddenly.....gone. As if it was never there.

Up ahead is a stone archway, overgrown with ivy. A great stone gargoyle lurks atop the doorway, its face ferocious and its body made of sharp lines and angles.

As they are about to pass through the archway, the gargoyle opens one eye and spreads its wings with a cracking sound. "Who dares pass this way?" it rumbles in a voice like a landslide.