What if it falls in too hard and sinks? I don't want it to.

...I know!

[Geir's tone shifts to something nearly stubborn. he's! determined! that the lantern boat won't fall into the water.

instead, he just... lowers his entire head in... he keeps his chin parallel to the ground, so that the water slowly creeps up his jaw till it covers his nose and leaves only his eyes above the surface, like an alligator's. the boat slowly, slowly lifts up on the rising tide, and finally starts to drift away...]