Totoka River So this is it....

Charon was glad that Potema decided to get over her fears and try again despite her frightening experience. Swimming was a pretty basic skill, so she really had to practise. Truthfully, Charon felt that every wolf could swim instinctively. If they were driven to the water by a fire, he didn't doubt that any wolf would just be able to swim. Sadly -- or luckily, probably -- there were no fires around to teach Potema right now.

When she asked if she should paddle, after going into the deeper water where she could still stand, Charon nodded. He stood next to her and said, "Yup, just pull up your legs and paddle!" He hoped it'd work like that; he had never actually tried, only just walked up to the area where he could no longer stand and then it'd just happen automatically.