Nightshift 49: Lake- Surrounding Area

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[From here, with much AUGH]

Of all the things Recluse was expecting when he walked through the door, immediately falling into a lake was not one of them. He began to sink immediately from the weight of his weapons, swimming back up to the surface, spitting out a mouthful of water that he'd nearly swallowed in surprise.

Hopefully, Agatha knew how to swim. Recluse wasn't quite sure he was in the mood by this point to do something so charitable as save her if she couldn't.

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Recluse didn't need to turn to know that the blasted things were surrounding them, he could hear them well enough. This could still be more dangerous than they could afford, and slow them down far more than he could allow. Either they would have to make a push through the things, or...

Wait. The thing had only attacked Agatha, and only after a certain point. He hadn't seen what had caused the change in behavior, but it specifically had gone after her weapon arm... "Agatha. Drop the knife," he said urgently, trying to be careful with his wording in case these things actually understood what was being said. "It's what set off the first one. If it doesn't work, then I have something you can use on my belt. I can compensate you later."

For a moment, he was wondering whether he'd just have to knock the thing out of her hand, but she complied, grumbling as she did so. He held his own empty hands out to show that he was currently unarmed. "Will you let us pass now?" If not, he was still ready to move, and move quickly.

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The tension in the surrounding mermaids vanished almost immediately once the knife dropped beneath the surface of the water, and the display of open hands seemed to be enough to mollify them. One by one they began to disappear beneath the surface of the rainswept lake, leaving the path to the shore completely clear.