Chapter 554: 556: Vexation

Sure enough, the buoyancy did its thing and lifted them up. It had been quite the fall from the top of the waterfall to the depths; their weight and gravity had pulled them lower than Damon had thought.

Still, Damon remained unmoving, acting like a corpse so he would float. He relaxed his muscles and dispersed his will.

His presence became faint, then it disappeared - the last thing he wanted was to be sensed by whatever was inside the water. He could still feel it swimming in the depths below them.