Bending round in a curve, hiding beneath the cliff, was a wild forest backing into the distance. Standing at the foot of the lake, looking out over its' vastness. I started to see a change in the behaviour of the water. The current was becoming more ferocious as lightening came down, striking the cliff. Larger rocks; fell away, easily into the lake. Hitting the water hard as they tumbled down from where we had been moments' before. Big rain drops' came pelting down, into the ferociousness of the lake's water. The atmosphere was changing before our very eyes'.

Backing into the forest, we took cover under some very old trees', the roots' of the trees' were very large and well established. There was a hollow one, facing outwards' in fall view of the lake. We took shelter in it, scrunching ourselves' up into tight balls', as the rain soaked the forest and lake around us.

As we sat there inside the shelter of the root, a tremendous burst of water came up from the middle of the lake. There, arising from the middle, was the first sighting of the beast. Raising his hand out; up into the air. The water was moving ferociously from the current caused by his bodily force '. Unhappy with our position, Corcoran said, " Come on, he will spot us here ". And with that he lept over the large root of the tree and hid down into the tall grass on the other side. With out further hesitation, myself and Fledgling followed him over the top.

Nervously peering over the hollow wood, we focused our vision on the beast. Awaiting tentatively for his fall appearance, we needed to see what we was dealing before we could devise a plan.

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