She was scared, not a common feeling for Temperance. Maybe a little bit of Jonah had lurched up from the depths of that lake. She could blearily see the surface but it still felt so far away. Even through the deafening water Temperance could make out a sound...
When she heard it again her eyes went wide and she made herself kick to the surface. Her hand came out first, then her head, trying to bob up and make out the sound again. She couldn't even really see Patience but she could hear him. For a moment her heart felt relief, but she could hardly stay afloat. Only long enough to croak out his name. Her tongue was weighted in her mouth, bloody and her throat closed in with water.