My dress was barley dry, with sand still stuck to it, I was warmer than earlier and feeling a whole lot better. " Should I take your bag through with me ". I said to him, as I picked up the strap that was laying over his stretched out legs'. " It might be better if I hold onto the book, until we meet up again". Corcoran nodded, as he slowly closed his eyes', resting his head firmly against the rock. I eased the bag up and swung it over my shoulder, allowing it to cross my chest as I positioned it behind me.

" OK, I am out of here, I will see you in the city, try not to rest too long here, I need you with me on this journey. " I said to him, as I slid down into the cold shimmering water.

I held onto the ledge with both hands', put my feet onto the surrounding wall and pushed up to take a breath, I followed this action three times' before pushing backwards off and rotating down towards' the opening of the tunnel.

Swimming down, pushing against the current, I found it hard to swim with the bag on my upper body but still just about managed to push myself into the small surrounding tunnel. Swimming in, hard, I could see water bubbles from where Fledgling had been minutes before. I followed them round swimming harder in return to catch the fainting bubbles that I was trying to catch up with. As I swam around the tunnel the light began to fade in front of me dispelling the bubbles and any signs of the motions that Fledgling had left behind him.

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