He heard something plodding through the water, most definitely not him this time.
"H-hello?" he said, just barely keeping himself from panicking "W-who's there?" he looked around, his knife trembling, hardly fit to fight. Truth be told, he had only been on one true fight before. And he had almost died, saved by the timely arrival of a town guard. The other times, his weaponry had scared most people off, and he knew a few tricks to make it seem like he knew what he was doing. But he didn't, not at all.