"Thirty-six seconds!" Ottley announced with surprise.
Exactly what happened last night? What did his master tell Truen? This was a huge improvement! It has been almost a week since they started this training. Zero wasn't making much progress with his floating and swimming, but Truen struggled miserably without signs of improvement. The best was four seconds previously, and even so, Truen had to sit out for ten minutes before he collected himself to try again with a pale face.
Truen gasped and flailed as he got up. Today, they were trying this in a deeper part of the sea. Truen's feet no longer touched the sand when he surfaced. It was done according to the archer's request. Ottley was concerned at first, but he couldn't refuse Truen's resolve. Instead, the captain asked two more good swimmers to standby with a rescue boat should something happened to either student.
