Greatwater Lake gillyweed

He hadn't seen the splash of water coming as the other wolf crashed into the waters and jumped back in surprise, only narrowly avoiding being soaked. Nikai hadn't swum much in Easthollow, but the ease with which this other wolf did it was encouraging. Ears cupped forward as attention came on him and the wolf called out to him, seemingly friendly. He was wary after what'd happened to his sister on one of her travels, but as far as he could tell, this wolf wasn't of the bad kind.

"Of course I'm not afraid!" he called back, feeling the need to prove himself somehow. Nikai stepped forward and dipped a toe into the water first, then slowly continued into the water to make sure that it wouldn't go deep suddenly or he'd step on something weird.