When entering a game-like structure, always remember all game-like scenarios

For a while, we stood there in silence while staring at the body of water in the dim light.

There was no path. There was something like a gate or a door on the other side, but between that and where we were, there was a lake as wide as the one in the Lord Castle. Maybe slightly more.

Almost simultaneously, we were all looking at Shiny. Could a mole swim?

...maybe they could, especially the magical one; but shouldn't this one tell us beforehand about this? Shiny, however, looked as surprised as us.

Screeching in panic, the mole jumped to my hand and pulled on my sleeve, shaking its head, and pointing at the gate across. It pointed at the lake and shook its whole body, before holding its head with the metallic claws from the shaking.

"Okay, okay--so you were saying there was no water before?" I asked, and the mole nodded fast, making it dizzy again. "You don't know why there's a lot of water now?"

Again, Shiny nodded--not as wild now. Hmm...