The Gnome looked at the man dressed in black, asking a little apprehensively, "Are you sure this person is with them?"
If the mystery person is coming here with Dragons, then they must know of their presence here, which is not something he wanted to happen. This mission was handed to him due to its importance, so now that there is a chance it might end up a failure, he was aghast. The Dragon Clan is the last Magical Beasts' Clan he wanted to be alerted of their business.
"I can sense the aura of the blood essence approaching, and it's coming from the same direction as the Dragons." The man in black nodded with certainty, he even closed his eyes to try to sense if he was truly sensing the blood essence, and it was just as powerful as the day he sensed it for the first time.
