[ 'I'm glad' he says, and yet he doesn't move from his spot, only huddles closer to himself away from the water. How bizarre. Does he really fear the water so much?
If Fred were any other person - like, for example, Henry or Miriel - he'd test this hypothesis, casually splash some water in Keaton's direction just to see what might happen. But he isn't, and so Keaton is saved, and instead Frederick simply continues to rinse himself off and pick off bits of fluff.
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If Fred were any other person - like, for example, Henry or Miriel - he'd test this hypothesis, casually splash some water in Keaton's direction just to see what might happen. But he isn't, and so Keaton is saved, and instead Frederick simply continues to rinse himself off and pick off bits of fluff.
He'll still ask about it, though. Later. ]
Sir Frederick, of Ylisse. And you are?
[ Other than afraid of the water. ]