Big Salmon Lake in the corner with the scarlet letter

“Oh, is it now?” he countered as she returned a hefty splash to him. But he didn't really get the chance to find an answer or a rejoinder to his query as she closed in on him. He hadn't seen it coming from the water she cast over him, so needless to say her attempt and driving him under was beyond a success. The intake of breath was halfway knocked from him as his head went beneath the surface of the cool water, and instinct forced him to strike out with limbs in search of the bottom that was not readily there.

So instead, Mordecai sought to pull her in with him, his muzzle reaching for her limbs gently.