The turtle calmly floated down to the bottom. His feet hit lake bottom and kicked up clouds of sediment. Aramis pushed off and used his super-swimming ability to get to the surface quickly. Even with his clothing weighing him down and a staff in hand, he surfaced quickly. He snagged his hat with his staff and brought it to his head.

He dipped under water and came back up with his hat perched on his head. He swam toward the dock to gather the things that fell off the dock and check on Dolemeck.