I'll swim over to him. I'll tie him to the line and you can pull us in. We haven't got much time." ikemi nodded. Her face was white.
He jumped into the water and swam to the raft. Hiru's face and hands were cold and blue. Max put his face against Hiru's mouth. He was not breathing. Max looked back at ikemi. She was standing very still by the door of the manatee.