Into the Swamp

"It's an old Stinkeye," Rosa said and added, "It's usually doesn't attack as long as we stay clear at least ten meters from it. Once you stray too close to it, it'll cast sickness upon you."

There was silence for a time, and all looked at Lucian since he was the group leader.

"Should we look for another route?" Cecily asked, hoping with all hope that they would. She didn't want to cross the swamp if she didn't have to. Who knows what dangers and what creatures were lurking beneath its shallow waters?

Suppose it was even shallow in the first place. There might be some area where the level of water suddenly turned deep.

Lucian looked at the map in his hands. Deadman's Rock was just a tiny island, but the creatures who only ate moss and other creatures survived in the place.