Callan stifled a grunt as Varya gave him a friendly pat.
Genii made it to the middle of the lake and bent double for a quick breather. He was about to get going again when something in the ice caught his eye. It was blurry, so he squinted and leaned down a little closer.
“Vaar bava? (Having fun?)” Aatma’s ghostly reflection gave Gen a cheeky wave with his skeletal hand, before the ice beneath the Siren’s feet broke apart.
Gen didn’t get time to yelp before he plopped under the water, the ice above quickly fixing itself and refreezing.