Swimming Lesson

Ember got alerted and stepped away from him, crossing her hands in front of her chest. "I don't want to."

"But you have to."

"Why?"

"Your clothes will get wet if you swim with them on. We don't have spare clothes for you to change into afterwards," he answered, looking as serious as he could. "I know human bodies are so frail they will catch a cold if they wear wet clothes."

Ember could see he was serious, but she didn't want to go into the water naked. "Do I really need to learn how to swim?"

"One needs to learn such things. You might not know when it will come handy. This skill might save your life in the future."

"I don't need to save myself. You are always with me. You won't let me be in danger in the first place."

"What if you have to save me one day?" he asked.