[i]Vampyyri.[/i]

The creature had heard that. It had been... A long time, a different life, life before drowning in the lake. A warning of a friendly figure. Warm. [i]Mother.[/i]
The creature floated closer as the angry man backed up against a tree. The creature was still defensive, but it's stubborn anger seemed to wear off and give room for understanding. The creature stared at the man with its huge, curious eyes.
He had been shouting in a strange language before. The creature couldn't understand it, but... Adapt. That was what the Näkki did. Adapt, learn, lure people in. It was their skill to copy and change to get their prey.
[color=teal]"(They call me Aava, they do. You are not human. I am not human. But we are not the same, no. Not the same,)"[/color] Aava spoke in German.
Aava took a mouthful of the clear lake water into her mouth and looked at the man, shooting a stream of water from her mouth. It fell short, but it hadn't been meant to hit the man in the first place.
[color=teal]"(This... This is my lake. I am the Näkki of this lake. Why do you wander here, if not to drown?)"[/color]