Totoka River So this is it....

The process of swimming was a bit difficult to Potema -- it seemed that she wasn't a natural at this at all. Perhaps it was because she started out so late in life, Charon considered. Well, whatever the reason, it didn't matter; she was doing it now! "That's it," Charon encouraged excitedly with a broad smile on his face. His tail flapped the water as it wagged briefly, while he watched her put forth the effort to swim, even if just a little bit. She was touching the ground most of the time, but it didn't matter; she seemed very insecure about this whole swimming thing, so Charon decided to just encourage her as much as he could.

"That was great!" Charon said enthusiastically when Potema finished and excitedly shared that she'd done it, and he bumped his head into her shoulder playfully -- but not so hard that it would knock her over -- to show his excitement at her achievement.