Unknown Time: Days into cave

This place is... killing me.

I have no method of time keeping, as my only time keeper is missing: my family pocket watch. The scenery in here doesn't change, with the pool of water lying in front of me, a treasure trove of gold and diamonds down the way, and the glowing crystals speckling the walls.
They do not change in color or shade giving absolutely no distinct pattern in my solitude.

I'm filled with fear at what I saw in the pool, that tail... I think that is what it was. I wish I could have gotten a better look at it but it was far too quick.
But it's presence at my approach of the treasure has me on edge. Could it be the owner of the gold? And if so, could that have been a warning to keep me away.
I wish to stay from the water but the food I rely on appears a hair's width away from it's edge.
I wonder if they're from that same creature, is it feeding me out of kindness, or is it keeping me alive for when it is ready to dine?
What ever the case, I have resolved to stay from the water as best I can.

If this monster wishes my death, it would have to come to me itself.


Unknown Time: maybe a few hours later

I saw it! the creature in the water!

While asleep, the being had been foolish enough to lift it's head from the water, only a bit, but enough for me to see it's eyes.
Intelligent, gorgeous eyes that gazed up me with... something. Curiosity? Appraisal? What ever the case may be, they have me full of joy, so much that I almost want to look into the water to see them again...

What am I thinking? I should slap myself for what I have thought! There are stories of Sirens who sing or charm their way into the hearts and minds of men. The sailors would dive to their deaths in pursuit of the beauty.
what i am dealing with may be one of the creatures attempting to lure me in!
I will have none of that! From now on, I will forge my mind to think of only one thing that is truly beautiful: Gwendolyn.


At least a day later

I miss my pocket watch.

I feel the empty lining of my coat and think about home. I wonder how long I've been away...