pure sweet violent hearts

Bhreac couldn't help but laugh at Riordan's spluttering threats to the imaginary sea monster, but unfortunately she ended up looking way less cool and superior than she'd have liked, because she was swimming, and as any wolf would while swimming, she bobbed up in down in the water quite a bit. So in the process of laughing, she swallowed a mouth full of water, and had to make her way back to land, equal parts coughing and landing as he made his way out of the deep as well.

"Valiant effort, sailor," Bhreac said, giving her coat a shake. "You even evaded the sea monster. Not bad for your first go."