Then I shall trust you on that since you are an expert.

[Guess he'll just have to keep one eye on this guy, in case something happens to him.]

Not fully. Only near the surface, due to the time of the year. I don't mind a little cold, but that deep, I think I'd get a little sluggish and I prefer to be on my A-game when meeting new fish.

[Most Lake creatures are fairly weak back home, but he knows he can't take the same chance beforehand.]

I might just drag Azul with me yet since I imagine he's gone by now.