"No the... Goddess of the dead is the Raven Queen. It's a whole thing." He pauses. "I suppose we could send ravens as messengers, but usually we just send couriers... Or use magic."

He shakes his head. "Never mind. That's not important, either. I need to get out of this bloody lake before I prove myself right and there is something awful in here."

He starts wading back towards the shore. "You should rest, too. You can self-flagellate just as well out of the water."