"Stop looking, there's no water!"
Asarina barked in frustration, "You've had enough! There's no water left!"
Aqing paid no heed, he was still unceasingly looking for water, even going so far as to disregard his image, crawling on the ground.
At last, Asarina could not take it any longer. She lifted him with one hand and roared, "Aqing! Wake up! All the water's gone, drank by you! There's no water left! No water left!!!"
Aqing's eyes glazed over.
He looked at Asarina, then at Along who rushed over at the sound, and finally, his gaze rested on the dark waters beyond the fishing boat.
"Water... there's water there..." he mumbled and walked distractedly towards the edge, "There's... lots of water there..."
Asarina grabbed him and pulled him back, shouting to Along, "The rope!"
Along stood numbly looking at Aqing, feeling that his once familiar comrade had now become alien to him.
"Along!", Asarina roared again, "Get the rope, quick!"
