What doesnt kill you makes you stronger

Mæva listened quietly as the woman explained that the giant lizard was a crocodile and that it was very dangerous. "So it's not food?" Reptiles always confused her. She could never quite tell if they were a proper food source or not.

"My dad's not too far, but my mom is… well, let's just say she is very far away." She didn't want to talk about her mother right now and anyway the crocodile suddenly slipped into the water. "Oh!" She stood up, creeping to the edge but the crocodile was lost to her view. "I didn't know they could swim!" She'd never seen a lizard swim before-

Mæva screamed as the crocodile suddenly emerged from the water, stumbling back just in time to avoid its snapping jaws.