Noctisardor Bypass somiyon

she was a child, and had a child's unearned confidence. heda told herself she would grab hold of the waterfowl. she however had misjudged the depth of the water. the slimy stones cut out from underfoot, and the girl gasped as she suddenly dipped low enough to be submerged.
heda broke the surface, gasping — she grit her teeth and snorted like an angry bull-calf, whirling in the water. the birds were already taking to the air.
with a desperate, furious lunge of her young frame, the jägerin snapped into thin air once and then upon the very last inches of a fleeing foot. she snarled in surprise and fought to drag the bird back, straining against the slick foothold beneath the water that would not long hold if her determination did not break first.