Chrysan's POV
"How deep is the water?" I asked him while he was trying to measure how deep is this river.
"My knees," he answered and get out of the water, soaking wet.
His knees... Then that means the water is about to reach my waist? That's so deep for a river! Well, the height of Hugo was really rapidly increasing as if a centimeter was added every time he sleeps. It's just so unfair.
I took a deep breath and started soaking myself. I could feel how the water rises faster until it reached my waist, confirming my estimation. I looked back to Hugo as a signal for him to come right after me. I'm raising my hand that's holding the map the entire time so that it won't get soaked. I could feel Hugo's presence behind me that's why I continued walking in the water but the rocks from belo
