Totoka River So this is it....

Charon expectantly watched Potema as she first made her way into the water. She looked at it for a while, and Charon waited patiently -- much more patient than he usually was -- for her to gather her courage, before she decided to take the plunge.

Her technique was far from perfect, but that was something that could be worked on. "That's it!" Charon shouted encouragingly while she floundered, even though it looked more like drowning than swimming. But despite how it looked, Potema did manage to find her way back to the shore, which meant she had swum.

While she ran out of the water Charon noticed the fear in her eyes, but he decided to try positive encouragement anyway. He trotted up towards her and said: "Well, that wasn't all bad. You did swim for a bit. Sorta. Must've, since you got back here. We just gotta work on your technique." Charon didn't even consider the possibility that she might not want to try again.