Two Rivers Isle This world is only gonna break your heart

It took Ulrich several moments to understand what was going on. He'd finally gotten air back into his lungs, but now someone was there, hovering over him and licking him desperately, as if he were a pup just born, but not crying, and she the terrified mother, nudging her child to life. Adylaide. That was who was there.

He ignored her desperate pleas for a moment, and managed to get his paws underneath him, though he stumbled. Then he shook himself as hard as he could, trying to dislodge as much water from his coat as possible, or he'd freeze to death immediately. He managed to walk a few steps, just to get away from the riverbank, and then he slowly sank to the ground, his limbs so numb with cold that he could hardly move. Ady-dylaide, he murmured, chattering with cold. H-Hush. You m-must... l-lie b-beside me. For... w-warmth. Please... This was no time to stand on ceremony. She would help him warm up or doom him to death, but he had a feeling he knew what her response would be.