He put a gentle arm around her shoulders, offering support as he did his best to heal the injuries he found. [The 'child' you saw was a spirit, one linked to the element of water. "Rusalka", they're called. Somewhat like a dragon's link to fire and rock. Her kind can't live far from it, and they make a game of luring innocent or concerned travelers.
'Dire wolves' are fairly self-explanatory. The serpent is called a basilisk, a creature from
old times on the world Michael Knight's from.]