
A blue-and-black watersnake slithered from a dark hollow and hissed at the doe, winding rapidly around her hooves before sliding back into the water -- it was too quick to be caught, though it had made no threatening movements. Indeed, it was only a sentinel, an early warning for the mare that had spent the past few weeks in this dark corner of the Swamp.
The murky water hid many things -- but luckily for Witch Hunt, this particular lurking danger did not have a taste for kimeti. The caiman surfaced slowly, watching her with near-black eyes, glowing almost as purple as the doe's coat. Its form blurred briefly, and then a gray-and-white mare was there, stepping out of the muck almost delicately.
"Well, well. The dark corners of the Swamp hide many creatures; it is rare that one comes through this particular corner. What is it you seek?"