The Marsh's Baby

Ragnar, a crocodile king stricken by a deadly blight, is slowly dying until he comes across a human infant named Wren. Her touch has the rare power to calm the poison spreading through him. He takes the child in and begins raising her, bound to her in a way neither of them fully understands yet. The unusual bond between a monstrous ruler and the small human at his side sets the stage for a story of unlikely devotion.