The water stung my nose, even in human form. I couldn't imagine the agony that Mana must have been going through. He had dived to the bottom and was using his weight to slowly progress, but it was just so slow.
I had no idea how he was going to survive, from where I could see, there still wasn't an end to this endless underwater cave.
Manx stopped our group and pointed up. I nodded and grabbing Mana's fur, I yanked as I directed his attention. He gathered his powerful paws behind him and jettisoned both of us to where Manx was directing.
My head cleared the water and I took a deep desperate gulp of oxygen while Mana did the same. He was paddling to keep his nose up and was inhaling hard.
"Breathe while you can, we have one more long stretch to go," Manx ordered us.
I winced, but as
