[ Ants aren't quite that intelligent or forward-thinking, fortunately for the both of them. Or at least that's how Dimitri thinks. He treads water a little - he's going to be a muddy mess when they clamber out, but he won't be ant food. So that's something. ]

I don't know if they can't or simply don't consider it worth the trouble at this point. Don't they navigate by scent...?

[ Dimitri sighs softly. ]

Did they catch you earlier...? Or were you just fleeing?