He slept only a while longer, somehow reacting to her presence despite her lack of noise. When he finally opened his eyes, he did so suddenly, and sat up straight, looking alarmed. He whirled and looked back to the tub, peering over the tops of the reeds. She was not there. He spun back around to look at the river, and finally noticed her there. She was sitting peacefully, obviously waiting for him to wake.<br/><br/>"Blast it..." he rubbed his eyes, "I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to fall asleep. Did you have any trouble?"