Angui was a solitary creature. He defied taxonomy; his closest kin were merfolk, or perhaps hydras. The locals simply called him the swamp thing. Angui preferred not to be referred to, or spoken to, at all. Thus, when splashing disturbed the peace of his territory, Angui cut through the water, eel-like. He was not hunting, not yet anyway. When he saw the disturbance - humanoid, drowning - he dove deeper, surprisingly strong arms lifting the intruder out of the water and depositing them on a dock