Broken Antler Fen We could steal time

Hymnal loved the river and spent a lot of time there. Lately the water had started to get too chilly to swim for very long, but she liked to play a game with herself where she jumped in and tried to see how long she could stay in. Every time, she would try to beat her time from before. So far, she had managed one whole minute, which she thought was pretty impressive. 

Today as she bounded down the riverbank, she saw that someone else was there too. One of her packmates. Hymanl trotted over to her with a wide smile on her face. Hi, she said happily. Were you just swimming? she asked. The woman's fur was wet, so it seemed likely that she was.