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Auds flick to the side at the approaching sound of Sikeax, looking over my shoulder as she joined my side to offer her a friendly smile in return. As the girl spoke, my dark red gaze returned to the smooth reflection of the waters. With a short nod of my head, I agreed that it was better for us to stick together in this mission. Before we could even touch our toes to the water, a large pegasus joined us out of nowhere. His sudden arrivial made me jump, his words startling me as he said that he was here to protect us. My crown tilted to the side with slight confusion, having never seen this stallion before, but thankfully I could recognize the scent of the Dragon's Throat on his body. Put a little more at ease, I tossed my head in the direction of the center of the lake.

"We must swim to retrieve the stone, we have to get one from the center of the lake. I don't suspect that anything serious will happen, but please...keep a wary eye out just in case." Returning my gaze to the amber champagne mare, I took a deep breath and sighed to prepare myself. "Ready?" Once I made sure that we were both prepared to make the swim, I walked into the waters slowly. The cold water was like a shock to my system, chilling my legs and doing everything it could to convince me not to go any further. The worst was when my tender belly touched the cold water, causing a quick shiver to travel down my back. Bending my knees slightly, I let myself dunk my body into the water to accumulate to the temperature faster. It didn't take long until I was beginning to lose the feeling of the pebbled bottom beneath my hooves, my legs kicking and paddling to keep me afloat. Without any bottom to stand on, and the added weight of my lengthy mane and tail now completely soaked, the water was now up to my upper neck. I spent most of my energy keeping my head above water, not wanting to dive down until I was sure that we were in the center.

Scarlet eyes flashed for the Sun Phsycian, making sure we were still staying close to each other. Half of my hair was now flowing atop the water, the rest free flowing beautifully below the surface. Once we reached the center of the lake however, my tail proved to be a nuisance once I tried to keep afloat in one place, catching up from the flow to my body and trying to tangle around my hind legs. "Damn it!" I hissed under my breath, doing my best to kick my legs free before finally settling on swimming in a small tight circle around the center of the lake. So long as I kept moving, the hair would not hinder my abilities, but the added work was already tiring me. "Sikeax," I called as I kicked myself a little bit higher out of the water. "I have to keep moving because of my hair, I will dive down. "

Without letting the young mare have a chance to argue, I inhaled deeply, filling my lungs with precious are before diving underneath the surface to the bottom of the lake. It was more difficult than I had first anticipated, swimming downwards was not exactly natural for horses after all. With strong strokes, I kicked myself downwards as quickly as possible and opened my eyes. The cold water stung my orbs at first, but with some blinking I was able to adjust and the feeling became numb. The light from above bounced and reflected onto the bottoms surface in a beautiful display, but I had no time to marvel at the show. As I reached the bottom, I lowered my crown to pick up a decent sized stone that would be difficult to lose. Bubbles escaped my mouth and rose above me, reminding me to move quickly. Tucking my legs beneath me and touching the bottom, I pushed myself off and propelled upwards towards the shadow of Sikeax.

When I broke through the surface, my lips parted while my teeth remained clenched around the stone as I gasped for air. "Her- tack id!" The words were muffled as I shouted, desperately wanting to be able to catch my breath as I told Sikeax 'Here, take it!'. Hoping the Physician would understand my words, I kept close to her as I began to paddle back towards the shore.

OOC: @[Sikeax] & @[Einarr] - Perhaps Sikeax could take the stone to the shore and pass it off to Einarr? Just an idea, because I think Einarr flying could get it to the Throat more quickly and we can all wrap up the thread within those posts? Or Sikeax can take it and they can all just head back, whichever's fine with me xD.