Hawk didn't hesitate to plunge into the river and in just a minute, both him and Simione were already in the river, wet and struggling. The water was chest high and Hawk held onto the rope with all his strength so that current wouldn't sweep them away. Thankfully, the rope the old folks set up was a very strong one and Hawk knew he could rely on it.
"Hawk stop this! You don't have to do this?" Simione shouted when they were already in the water, her arms tied tight on Haw's neck, pleading with him to just go back to the bank and let her do it alone. This was her business after all and was not a privy to the situation at all.
"Don't you dare move! Bring me back to the riverbank!" She commanded, almost deafening the man's ears but he didn't heed her requests. Instead, he slowly advanced, gliding his hand to the rope slowly and dragged his body off with it, together with the girl that was on his back.
