Sunspire Mountains san lespri

there was someone close. mireille stirred in the water, but was again too weak to rise. her limbs tightened in the shallow pool and she flipped her tail once, twice, attempting to gain the attention of whoever was nearby.
she tried to speak but the words eked out in a creaky hiss and so mireille did not try again. her eyes pulsed with tears too trapped to fall 
she breathed. she waited.