Her neck turns to allow one of her wide eyes to see the beast behind her. She did not believe this stallion to be of the mortal kind. No, he was more dangerous than that! As she looks at him in shock, he looks at her in amazement. It was an odd moment of silence as they stare at each other, but suddenly he means. A loud squeal erupts from his lips as he drives around her front. Maeve’s ears flatten to her neck as she rises in a half rear.

”Nuckelavee!” She shouts in her foreign tongue as her hooves reach the sandy ground. The massive demon begins to drive her backwards and though she wishes to fight him off, she was powerless to her own fear. Her heart beats rapidly in her chest as shoulders give away her heavy breathing. The whites of her eyes display like a banner of fear as he drives her backward. The shake of her legs almost causes her to stumble so she had no choice but to turn around. This makes it easier for the Shire stallion to drive her into the water where she started to swim before her mind caught up with what was happening. Would she ever see her children again?

”Na ith mi Nuckelavee,” she pleads as she swims. She repeats this over and over until her voice became only a whisper as her mouth drys out. Salt collects heavy on her coat as she kicks through the waves with the demon lord behind her. Soon, the Lagoon was in sight.




Translation(s):
Nuckelavee: A nasty horse-like demon
Na ith mi Nuckelavee: Don’t eat me Nuckelavee

*Note: Using google translate so most likely I am butchering this language.