Totoka River So this is it....

Charon watched as Potema took the plunge and crashed into the water as well. He smiled, glad that she was following his advice instead of being a wuss. It made teaching a lot easier; he couldn't do anything with wusses. Then she looked unsure as she asked what was next, even though the next step was pretty obvious.

With a grin, Charon said: "Now you gotta collect your bravery and just sort of keep walking until your paws stop touching the ground. Then you start to paddle your paws. Like so." Charon moved into the deeper water until his paws stopped touching the ground. He'd picked a spot with little to no current, because the river could be treacherous in some areas, and when his paws stopped touching the ground he started to paddle his paws so that he moved forward through the water, swimming. Charon doubled back towards the shallows then, until he could stand again, and instructed: "You try it."