My legs kicked, the water spreading behind me and pushing me up. A moment later and I emerge from the water. Creating a tiny splash with me.
Greedily I take in the fresh air... and in the side of my vision, I see something. Huge waves that push towards me. I flinch.
They're nothing but ghosts that my mind made up.
I blink the water from my eyes.
It'll be mere minutes until no beasts would remain. No one to guard the jewel of this dungeon. No one to stop me. None that could hinder my search.
But right now... that's not going to happen. Maybe with some luck... but with only Ellaine to combat that giant creature, there is surely no victory there. But if the two were to team up, my wolf and summon. Then maybe.
He's too busy though. Keeping the other sea creatures from tipping the scales.
Giving his life against creatures dozens of times bigger than he, his mind waging a war between my instructions - to stall - and his own instinct.
