"I should mention; I'm a terrible swimmer." Rafel told her just before his head sank under. The faerie chick turned to giggle.
"Unnecessary."
"We're not swimming?" The magical water was up to Rafel's chin. He was in the midst of the glowing river. Ethereal steam ebbed around him like a fog. In it, the bank and mystical [Songspire] appeared more distant. The sprite was ahead of him, her lily lavender skin shiny and silky in the water. She was as a [purple spirit], shimmering, before his eyes.
She ignored his question. Her brilliant iris danced in fresh [Lumina]. She kept giggling, turning away without another word.
Splash!
She dived under the mirror surface of the stream, there for a split-second, then gone in a flash. Rafel floated in the water, dumbstruck; 'Is she also part mermaid?' He was still wondering this when a fast hand reached out from the water, grabbed his arm and drew him in. The sprite's hand.