I was a beautiful, imaginary underwater creature
who swam joyfully in a small lake at the bottom of a cliff.
I lived in a subterranean cave with a horrifying mud monster.
He had only a gaping hole where his face should be.
I was mortally fearful of him
but he mostly hid, and protected me when the people hunted me.
He would emerge, roaring from the muck
throwing rocks and hunks of mud up at the beings in the light.
He frightened them fantastically.
I appreciated this,
and eventually thought,
maybe we could be friends.