[Following the flowers indeed seems to have been a good call - until they suddenly stop growing at a broad but shallow waterway cutting through the island(?) they're on. On the other side, the flower path continues, and the reeds become sparse there, perhaps indicating more solid ground.
Frieda gauges the depth and distance. This arm (mere finger, rather) of the river is too wide to jump across, but it looks to be only knee-deep, so she bunches the skirt of her dress up in her arms and wades in. While her feet do sink into the mud at the bottom, it remains shallow enough that she's spared the decision between wetting her clothes or baring her bloomers. About halfway through, she turns back to Hanako.]
Do you think you can manage, too? Or should we find a shallower point?
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Frieda gauges the depth and distance. This arm (mere finger, rather) of the river is too wide to jump across, but it looks to be only knee-deep, so she bunches the skirt of her dress up in her arms and wades in. While her feet do sink into the mud at the bottom, it remains shallow enough that she's spared the decision between wetting her clothes or baring her bloomers. About halfway through, she turns back to Hanako.]
Do you think you can manage, too? Or should we find a shallower point?
[He is a good bit shorter than her..!]