She throws the bridle at it, unfazed.

The light is bobbing away

The horse monster lunged with a roar. Its wet, rubbery nose hit the edge of the bank, jaws snapping with an evil snick.

She gets up and quietly goes outside to find the light source.

She forces the bride around it and pulls as hard as she can, trying to force it onto land.

Darkness greeted her, but up ahead, a flickering orange glow bouncing along, getting steadily farther away.

The kelpie struggled, trying to get rid of the rope

She began following it, but then paused. It wouldn't be very smart of her to follow a suspicious orange light into a forest filled with strange creatures.

Very true. Up ahead, a small figure could be seen making his way through the trees, holding a candle out before him.

She firmly keeps forcing it into land.

She stared for a moment, a part of her wanting to go back inside and another wanting to see who it was.