Even though Azul was still confused by everything happening in front of him, he quickly took two pearls from his bracelet and placed one in Cyrus's mouth and the other in Zeir's.
A few seconds later, both of them could finally breathe underwater again, saving themselves from the brink of death.
Cyrus sank onto the ocean floor. He got down on all fours and stared at his reflection on the shiny palace floor, still trying to process what had just happened.
"Incredible…" he whispered. "I'm still alive."
Cyrus had always been a good swimmer, but he had never imagined that he would one day find himself sinking all the way to the bottom of the ocean.
"Come on, pull yourself together." Zeir patted his back a few times. "The ocean isn't so bad once you get used to it."
