Searching for What They Do Not Know

Prompt 2: Explore the Mystery. How did such a large creature stay hidden for so long? Has it always been here? Draw or write your character exploring the swamp, and hypothesizing where it came from or why it’s here now. 

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"So what are we looking for, exactly?"
"Well beasts like that don't get up by themselves, do they?  There must be some magical catalyst here!"

(Thank you iaelyin and SchwarzerAlptraum for letting me draw your characters!)