The guardian of the forest, terrifying, gargantuan, nightmarish. All the things you've read about, heard about, seen on warnings all compiment this fact.

But when you met him he was a actual sweetheart... well, compared to what he's called, anyway. The thing had actually expressed romantic interest in you, and you were dating this almost 13 foot chimera. So I guess that makes you co-protector? You just kinda go around and make sure the people didn't do anything of damage to the forest.

He, on the other hand, handled the situations quite... differently. I don't know, threatening to cut someone's hands off, fry them and then serve them on a plate if they don't stop hunting birds doesn't really seem like your kind of negotiation...

He suddenly stumbled into the den... thing as you were thinking about it, clutching his sholder and trudging over to where you guys kept the bandages. There was blood seeping though his hand.