Kazimeriz entered the common room, listening for the sound. Sure enough, he could still hear it. He noticed Truebridge behind him. The man was as persistent as a krup at his heels.

"There. I think the dormitory... Up there." He paused a moment to catch his breath. The water here seemed warmer, but was still undoubtedly slowly rising. Where is the leak? If we could just plug that... But there was no use thinking about that at the moment. He trying to calm his breath and slow his pulse, which was racing. His chest was tight and painful from the exertion, but he did not want to show this sign of weakness to Truebridge. He had to be on guard. For all he knew, Truebridge would cast on him and tell everyone he slipped and drowned. He would put nothing past the man who disabled him... the man who nearly killed him.