"No, there's absolutely no movable part." Bruto placed his hands on his hips, looking up at the statue almost twice his height, "I swear on my dwarf honor, there are absolutely no mechanisms inside these two statues, nor are they stone golems of any kind."
"Hmm..." Lancelot moved behind the dwarf, stroking the stubble on his chin, "These two scythes seem to be real... Can you pull them out?"
"I noticed that too, but no, I've already tried," Bruto shook his head. "There must be some special structure inside the statue's palm that locks the handle of the weapon in place; it's a common stone-working technique..."
"Is that so." Lancelot scratched his head, looking toward the somewhat trance-like vampire girl, "This is the temple of the former Lord of the Dead, can you discern anything?"
The undead blessed by Cranvo looked at the stone gate and the statues on both sides, suddenly speaking:
