Zero and Truen progressed at different speeds under Ottley's tutoring. The doctor struggled with floating while Truen found it hard to keep himself underwater for more than ten seconds, even after Zero taught him the underwater breathing skill.
Nobody felt the urgency more than Truen about his slow progress. The sea otter captain was kind enough to never pressurise them. In fact, the entire otter village was very supportive. The community often gave him small encouragement when they saw him, and some gave him pointers to help him overcome the fear of water.
"As a land dweller born and raised in the forest, seeing a huge body of water can be intimidating," Docky admitted over dinner.
