I taste it, something different in the water, its chemical composition. It affected a friend of mine earlier, it has the ability to weaken others.

[ And it's just barely begun to affect him as well, but he need not admit that. Just...casually side-stepping. It's not enough of an effect to actually harm him unless he were to stay for hours; his own physiology, of course, far more resistant to the water's effects. ]

You should know by now I always worry for you, though.

[ As much as he's talking, he's also swimming as quickly as possible. They can't delay and risk losing sight of the witches. ]