Airarium for the Princess

Maybe too accustomed to breathing air, living underwater felt peculiar to Tejeda. Every time the rush of liquid barged inside his gills, he thought he was going to drown. Even though both breathing organs diffuse oxygen from the environment across thin membranes into the blood vessels, the difference in structure felt awkward for him. He needed a lot of time until he could coordinate the entire procedure and run it at a normal pace.

Looking around, he noticed he was near the outer reef of the spa island. The sun was shining bright and hot, but the cool water running through his gills allowed his body to keep cool.