Finlay scoffed at the stories, believing the creature was nothing more than a tale told to scare children. & so he wandered the forest, playing his pipes with abandon.
One day, as he emerged from the trees, Finlay found himself in a clearing, & there, looming before him, was the creature. Enormous. Towering over the smaller trees & radiating an aura of dark menace. & yet, as Finlay looked into its eyes he saw something else there, something that reminded him of the wild beauty of the forest.