What doesnt kill you makes you stronger

Mæva sighed in relief and sat down. She liked the great river. Why did something so nasty have to live there? She'd take bears any day over a beast that lurked in the water and tried to eat you whenever you tried to take a drink.

She nodded as the woman explained that the crocodile was fast but it didn't have much stamina. "Thanks for helping me. My name is Mæva. I should probably get back to my dad, he'll be worried. Maybe we'll see each other again some time."