[By the time they reach the shore, his muscles burn with want for rest. He stumbles through the shallow waters on legs that feel sapped of all strength before collapsing to his knees on the hardpacked mud. There he pauses to catch his breath which cuts roughly from his lips. When he is able to answer, he simply says,]
I couldn't leave you behind. My name is Fauchelevent.
[He shifts to remove the soaked overcoat, which he attempts to wring out one portion at a time before offering it to her that she may cover up. While water had been cool, the air is damp and warm, but it is not necessarily for the weather that he assumes she would like to cover herself.]
Here...until you can find something dry, at least.
hush now capsu
I couldn't leave you behind. My name is Fauchelevent.
[He shifts to remove the soaked overcoat, which he attempts to wring out one portion at a time before offering it to her that she may cover up. While water had been cool, the air is damp and warm, but it is not necessarily for the weather that he assumes she would like to cover herself.]
Here...until you can find something dry, at least.