"It isn't bad. I've had the opportunities to swim in more...interesting places?" Baba started swimming closer, moving round to his side. "Though, I believe I'd rather be out of it. You know, I've never ridden a polar bear. Well, I almost did, but it didn't happen." She sighed wistfully.
"I must admit, this is the first time I've been in a larger body of water in a while. The last time...well, it wasn't that pleasant." She sounded sad, and perhaps a little angry. She had right to such feelings, even if she had been considered the bad guy in the story.