"Thanks." Riku gave the wolf a reassuring scratch behind the ear and a little smile before stepping in. "Not as much as you do, by the looks of it." He slipped in, leaning back with his elbows on the edge. As he sank into the water, he tilted his head back with a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. That felt good. "I got lucky. Mine wasn't armed." After a second he brought his head back forward. "You'll at least got a story for your battle wound until it heals."