Hands reached into the water to assist Théadan in his moment of panic, he was sure whatever sight he was putting on would have looked utterly mad to anyone else watching. Thankfully Navia was just entirely focused on his well being and getting him righted and breathing in air again. The push of her hand helped send his legs splashing back into the water, and a push of his hands sent his brought back the right way up, his head breaching the surface as water poured from his nose and mouth. He coughed out the seawater, bug eyed as he looked at Navia whose worry was evident from the simple fact she was not teasing him for having looked utterly silly in that moment.<br/><br/>She helped sweep the water away from his eyes, pushing back his hair as got his breath back. Navia took a step closer and held his face in her hands as her dark eyes looked over him with worry and concern. His own hands fell to her hips for support, wanting just a moment to rest against her. Her questions were one's of sympathy, and also likely from experience, it didn't seem likely many people could swim in water without inhaling or swallowing water at some point, Navia must have done something similar at some point in time. Théadan gave her a small nod, mumbling, "Yeah..." answering both questions with the one answer. She decided for them both that there would be no more floating for now and she was not about to get any argument from Théadan who was quite happy for that to be the case.<br/><br/>The warmth of her body pressed up against his pleasantly, it was comforting after those attempts at floating. Was it him making things more difficult than they seemed? Or did it just come more naturally to Navia? Whatever the reason, a break sounded ideal to Théadan's ears, he had no desire to try and float once more, only to have it end with the same result. Her arms wound around his waist, and she had tilt her head back to look up at him with their difference in height, offering a pretty smile and two options for what they could do instead. His gaze turned back towards the shore, seeing the surf running up the sand as high as it could go, before swiftly rolling back down to the sea. It did look very welcoming, and he knew he would enjoy every moment of walking alongside Navia with only their feet getting wet. But at the same time he did not want to get out of the ocean without having achieved anything. It would almost be like admitting defeat.<br/><br/>"A walk in the surf can wait." Théadan said almost stubbornly. His arms wrapping around her just to enjoy her closeness and warmth, drawing some strength from the connection he had with her. "If I leave the sea now, it may not seem so inviting to me as it was before." Considering how much this place meant to Navia, he did not want to leave fearing it, their time together here had to be special, good memories needed to be made, and some of the best of those would almost certainly be if she managed to teach him how to swim. His lips pressed against forehead before answering, "Teach me to swim," He asked of her, intent on at the very least acquiring some knowledge on how it could be done. "Hopefully it will prove to be a bit easier for me to do than floating." He had seen that it required a lot more effort than floating, but maybe that would be a good thing. Théadan would not be short of effort and a will to swim, and he was certain with Navia watching over him he would be safe.