I should have been used to finding monsters lurking near me by now, but honestly some of them were so shocking in appearance I still started when I encountered them. Case in point, as I crossed into my realm and set foot on the bridge, I jerked back from the small, pale creature hovering against the rough rock entry. She had tucked herself so carefully against the stone I almost didn't see her and would likely have stepped on her if she hadn't moved, looked up, her blood red ...