emboldened by leelee's cries of support, ancelin ran faster. he almost tripped once, but hid it as well as he could by leaping into the edge of the water. he snapped for the grubby thing once, twice.
on the third time he caught it, and just before the current quickened too. ancelin set it down, shook out his coat, which stood in all spikes, and then grinned toward the girl.
"there ya go," he said nonchalantly when he had come back to her and returned the prize. "was easy."
he looked for wekky, but it looked like the boy had slunk off, knowing his betters, and so ancelin didn't spare him another thought. leelee held his full attention.