For a few disorienting seconds, Aren didn't know which way was up. Cold water rushed past his ears as the violent current dragged him sideways through the mangrove roots beneath the surface.
Through the blur, he barely managed to spot Luna sinking just ahead of him. Aren kicked hard and lunged forward, grabbing her arm before the river could pull her deeper downstream.
Not good…she's unconscious. I need to get out of this current as soon as possible.
He wrapped one arm around her waist and kicked upward with everything he had, assisted by his water Element resisting the current.
Aren's lungs burned by the time his head finally broke the surface. He sucked in a sharp breath and dragged Luna with him, coughing river water from his throat as he forced his body toward the nearest patch of muddy land.
"Luna…!"
She didn't respond.
