I will not bow, I will not break

This was not one of Atreyu's favorite places. She had never been here before, but luckily some of the river lands of Judila were swampy, just like this. Still, Atreyu had never liked those places either. Most of the time she avoided them because of the alligators, fierce deadly beasts. She didn't exactly fear them, but she did have a healthy respect for their teeth. There was no way she wanted to be on the side of those giant lizards with the teeth. Traversing the swampy terrain proved difficult, but Atreyu had some practice and still managed to look rather graceful as she hopped and stepped over water holes and mud bogs.

One step, however, seemed to be exceptionally ill-fated. Thinking she stepped on a large stone to get to the other side of a rivulet, Atreyu mistakenly placed her paw directly onto the head of a massive alligator. The alligator was not happy about having his nap interrupted, of course. Her first clue that she had messed up was the rock shifting beneath her paw, dread instantly filled her to the brim. Please be a turtle... She prayed, but it did no good this time. Suddenly, the water was whipped into a frenzy and Atreyu found herself forced to jump to shore.

Her leap was not entirely successful, unfortunately, and Atreyu landed half in the water and half on the bank. The alligator was coming up fast, jaws agape at her. Waiting for the last moment, Atreyu pushed herself out of the way just in time, the alligator's jaws closing on the now-empty bank. Now in the water, Atreyu had no choice but to cry out, "Help! Somebody help!" The gator was coming at her again, Atreyu scrambling to get out of the water with the beast right on her tail.

1/3 Fought a large opponent - Alligator
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