[ That does explain some of the trepidation. He'll have to ask her about this planet with no water. He stops when the water comes up to about the middle of his chest, and a little bit higher on her. ]

On the bright side, it's not going to get worse. [ Probably, anyway. He's never really taught anyone to swim before, but he has a rough idea of where to begin, if most of her experience has been of the not-drowning variety. ] Have you tried floating before? [ If not, he's going to teach her that first. ]

I almost drowned the first time I tried to swim, too. It's nothing to be ashamed of. We can trade stories.