Focusing on the aglak, at once he grasped its being. Strong and proud, it was a lord of the fen. A predator to many, but a tender caretaker to its young. It delighted in dark, hidden places, grey mist, soothing mud, and slippery fish and eel. Earth and water were its ancient ancestors, and in its lineage was a special fear of one creature: the human. The human with its sharp, shiny sticks and its cruel flames.
