Crawling into bed Mihael felt something stroke against his foot.
He ignored it at first, but when he felt something spongy lick his ankle and he started to feel frightened. He jumped out of bed and pulled the blankets up and huffed as he laid his eyes on a hideous creature. Mihael saw a reptile that looked like snake…but had bright blue eyes and smooth, white skin and a slender purple tongue, which darted in and out of its mouth. It let out a hiss and Mihael let out a cry of alarm. The creature coiled up and watched Mihael ever so vigilantly. At that time Mihael's father opened the door. He appeared troubled by the creature's appearance. He grabbed Mihael's wrist and hauled him to his feet.
"Where did that come from?" he demanded.
"I-I do not know! I j-just found it!" Mihael said dreadfully. "What is it?"
"It's evil! These snakes are the servants to the River family!"
"River…family?" Mihael breathed out before passing out.
