Realizing that Talim had noticed his shudder, Serge waved off her concerns with an appreciative smile, "I'm okay, just bad memories." The shudder finally died down, and the fisherman pushed the memories away from his mind. Now isn't the time for those thoughts...
Without a moment's hesitation after putting the tunic, Serge dived into the water, skillfully diving through cool liquid as if he was not afraid of drowning. However, it was not because of the tunic he had been given that erased his fears. It was a simple phrase, one that his village taught all children from birth to cherish their entire lives.
A fisherman should never be afraid of the waves' gentle embrace. In his mind, the young man repeated the mantra he had been taught from birth for moments like these. He could never be afraid of diving into the water to cut loose a net that had caught on coral, no matter how long it took, and he could not be afraid now either.
Further and further he went, passing through the main entrance of the temples. For a moment, he paused as the Zora's words proved untrue. Could they had been betrayed by the Zora? Had they fallen into a trap? He swam further ahead of Talim and Suki, his swallow in hand, and came to the iron bars first.
He simply stared at the shadowy figure, tilting his head in confusion as it spoke.
Friends here, fighting? His expression became one of determination, and as the figure left him to be without its gloating, he swam to the iron bars and began pulling on them. He was surprised by their strength, and even more by their cleaniness under the water.
No rust? How does... Magic, of course. He released a sigh of air bubbles before looking about the area, wondering if a switch would solve that which his hands couldn't.
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