"Okay, then. Hold tight. I'll walk us a bit deeper and then we can be off." Elip waded, still keeping his shoulders under the water, and held Tsisir close to him. Soon enough, he didn't have to crouch anymore, and Tsisir was dead weight against him in the waves, she being ever so slightly shorter than he. He said, "Grab onto my fin. I'll try to go easy on you." Abruptly, his body began turning gray and grew larger. His limbs became less prehensile, and his legs fused together. He fully transformed into his dolphin form, and was no longer able to use human speech. He would kick his tail rapidly to bring the two of them further out to sea.