The water rippled, and out of the cover of moss and reeds, came the head and shoulders of a…man. Or something that looked like a man. I scrambled back a bit, yet didn’t make a move to run away. His eyes pinned me in place as he moved closer. They were completely black with a small ring of green around the center, set in a face with skin that was dark and greenish, covered in patches of scales that glimmered in the light. He might otherwise have been called beautiful if he weren't so terrifying.
