I hit the water with the force of a cannonball and get my senses slapped right out of me. The pain in my foot dulled with the sudden, complete bodily jerk and dousing of iciness. I'm clinging desperately to the dagger and trying to dig it into anything solid as I'm tossed and turned like wet laundry. My cape wraps around me, and my bag pulls me down like it's now full of rocks.
Gasping for air anytime I'm churned up to the surface before being rolled and pulled again. My clothing wraps my arms and legs down, tangling me in, and I'm pushed along, unable to loosen myself much. I try fighting, swimming, thrashing out, and yet I'm at the mercy of this powerful beast, and I can’t get any purchase. All I can do is keep gasping to the surface and dragging in as much as I can before I sink into i
