Totoka River So this is it....

Charon wasn't sure why Potema seemed to have a harder time with learning to swim than other wolves. Maybe it was because she was already older, and he'd learned when he was a lot younger? He considered trying in the ocean, since the salt water made it easier to float, but then there was the current and the waves working against you, so he didn't think Potema would want to if she already hated swimming here.

"You didn't drown," Charon pointed out matter-of-factly, "You swam back to the shore. You just need practise!" He wasn't sure if this was actually true, but he decided that a white lie didn't hurt. Wolves that were learning something scary yet important as swimming just needed some encouragement, in whatever way necessary.