As he hauled himself up onto the bank he suddenly had the sense that he was being watched. He looked up quickly, eyes moving this way and that, ready to bring his power to bear, but all he found was a child staring back at him in amazement from the river's edge. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gladly as he stood up, casting his wet hair behind him. The child stared back at him, her eyes watching carefully as he came to her. He stopped before her and knelt.