"<i>Hey!</i>" Kital objected, laughing, as she received a face full of water from her nguruvilu friend. She ducked her face under the surface of the lake for a moment, and shook it from side to side before resurfacing to add, "<i>At least </i>I've<i> never gotten caught in a bag!</i>"<br/><br/>Her objections grew more serious as the man turned his attention towards her. The matsuba thrashed her fins against the water angrily, a clearly displeased expression crossing her face. "<i>Absolutely not!</i>" She declared. "<i>Who does he think he is, talking like that after I beat him? There's absolutely no way I'm apologising for trying to help you!"</i>She punctuated the point by sticking her nose in the air, pointedly looking away from him with her eyes closed.<br/><br/>But only for a moment.<br/><br/>"<i>Although... I guess he </i>was<i>trying to help you, too...</i>" She admitted, reluctantly, opening one eye to peek back at the man and her friend. The matsuba seemed to slowly deflate, lowering her head back into the water. She mumbled something under her breath, but through the water it sounded just like bubbles even to those who could understand her. "<i>Fine!" </i>She declared at last.<i> "Fine, I'll do it!"</i><br/><br/>She swam slowly over to the shoreline, and looked up to the human with almost sullen eyes. "<i>'m sorry,</i>" She muttered, lowering her head and bumping it against the shore near his feet as an expression of contrition.