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He kept hearing the king's last words: It's not what it seems. So he thought the swan was the creature, or the "Great Animal" as the kingdom came to know it.
He chased after her and shot with his bow and arrow over and over again. But Odette was secretly leading him to the lake in hopes that he would be able to witness her transformation on the lake. When they arrived...the reflection of the moon was gone.