"I tried," he admits, for he did make the attempt. It just didn't work out well. "I wasn't going to leave you here alone. There are things in the lake here that can probably chew right through the hull if they want to. Had to stick close."

Which is sure not the only reason he stayed, but it's a pretty good one. He has personal experience with those fighting fish spirits, after all. They weren't on this side of the lighthouse peninsula before but if they ever venture this way he's ready to shoot a few right in the gullet.

"I'm fine, Law," he insists. "I'm not the one who got sliced by that thing."