Alex had understood after Mabi's explanation that there would be beasts along the way to Sunspear City, but he had not been expecting this many.
The beasts seemed to appear every few steps, all of which they had no way of going around without fighting them. In the time it took for the sun to come up, the warriors had to fight nearly 2 dozen massive beasts.
The warriors seemed highly trained for this exact scenario, so there was never any issue. They fought each beast easily, having only a problem with the ones that could fly. Predator birds seemed to be something they couldn't easily fight because flight was not one of their strongest skills.
Alex had been ready to fight many times throughout the night, but not one time did he have to do so. He stayed back with the old man and Mabi, letting the warriors do the fighting instead.
