The man emerged from the water, blonde hair wet and eyes hematite, with Elania absent from his arms.
“Elania!” Austin shouted and began looking for her as the river dragged him along. He dipped himself underwater and saw her at the bottom being carried away, still with the dagger in her hand and with blood flowing out of her. “Elania!” he then shouted underwater and swam to her. He reached her, grabbed the dagger out of her hand and slid it into the scabbard, and then swam up to the surface with her.
The river was tough and many times it pulled them under and swished them about but Austin held on. He saw a fallen tree in their path and pulled under yet again, he stretched his hand out and grabbed onto one of the branches. He held on and used the very hand to pull them out; continuing to
