Castiel was still pretty much in the same spot that he had been when he had called out to her, the little one able to touch the river bottom, if only just barely. His aquamarine eyes were shifting her and there as he tried to catch sight of her.

After a short time had passed and no one appeared Castiel started to make his way back in the direction of dry land.

That was when he heard a splash!

That served to gain his attention and it also served to cause the child to start making his way in the opposite direction. The water got deeper and he was forced to start swimming, Castiel not even really having a plan of escape.

He was just being impulsive.

Diana walked up and saw a disturbance in the water a little way up. She quickly- or at least as quickly as her pudgy frame allowed her- rushed up, "Castiel!" She called out, recognising his form. "Mistress, he's swimming downstream!" She called out.

Eliza got her head up and heard her maid. The Knight was furious- that little brat! She stopped, taking a deep breath, muttering an incantation. Her eyes opened and it was glowing green. A small transparent outline of a bubble covered her mouth and nose and small icy fins formed on her arms and legs.

She dived again, her powerful feet and arms, added to her magic propelling her quickly through the water. It would only last thirty seconds, so she swam quickly to cover ground. Soon she could see a body in the distance, swimming away from her.

Castiel was attempting to make his escape but honestly he was a small thing and so he didn't have much of a hope of actually being able to get away. Especially not when magic came into play. The little one didn't realize that magic was coming into play however since he wasn't looking back.

All the same he was starting to get tired and so he gradually slowed down.

And eventually had to pause for a moment to attempt to catch his breath.

Eliza saw him slow down before immediately coming to a stop. She was a little relieved- the current wasn't as rapid as she had believed. The Knight swam like a slick predator, going to his right before putting her left arm out, grabbing his side before circling around his body, lifting him up.

She was tall enough to stand, the water barely up to her chest level.She looked at her squire with those glowlling green eyes and a bubble of air around her mouth which popped as the glow subsided. She was mad, quite mad, in fact. Those thick lips were pursed and her brows narrowed. "What were you thinking?" She asked in a growl, slowly walking to the shore as Diana approached, out of breath and panting.

Castiel issued a little screech when he was captured, the child briefly squirming and attempting to free himself from the grip that his mistress now had about his waist. That was fairly futile seeing as the size and strength difference between them was significant and after a short time the child simply gave up.

"...was thinking I don't wanna be in trouble," Castiel said when he was questioned about his actions.

The child looked beyond unhappy as he was carried out of the water, the little one shifting his aquamarine eyes toward his mistress, giving her a brief glance just to attempt to gauge how upset she currently was with him. Based on the fact that she was growling at him he was going to guess that she was pretty upset and that was of course enough to cause a sense of dread to descend upon the child.

"You're not...mad are you?" Castiel questioned as he once again risked a glance to her face.

It was difficult for Eliza to be mad at those eyes of his, the boy was adorable. However she really did not like him acting like this. He had immense potential, both physically and a bit of latent magic in him which she hoped to tap into later on. Eliza had taken to him immediately, but this meant she was very strict on him, at times unreasonably so.

"Wasn't thinking, and yet you don't wanna be in trouble?" She repeated, slowly walking to the shore. She gently stroked the wet strands of hair from his face as Diana appeared, red faced. "Go cut me a switch." She said to the maid. "And after that, go get us a change of clothes." She got out of the water and moved to a rock, taking her seat and setting the boy on her lap, facing her. "Explain. Why did you swim away?"

"I don't wanna be in trouble," Castiel repeated in a sort of whining voice.

His aquamarine eyes got a bit wide as he heard the instructions that were given to the maid. "NO! Don't do that!" the little one immediately protested, Castiel not at all happy about the words that he had just heard from his mistress' mouth. A frown appeared on his face as he was placed on Eliza's lap and once again questioned about his actions.

"...cause I knew you'd be mad," Castiel replied when he was asked for an explanation of his actions. "Thought I could get away and hide." Though the fact that he'd thought that was an option showed he still very much possessed the naivete of youth.

Eliza had to suppress a smile as she shook her head. "When has that ever helped you getting out of trouble?" She stroked his chin. "If anything I get more scared and you get a longer session over my lap."

She sighed. "You know I will let you come out to swim if you asked me, right? It's difficult to swim downstream, the currents are often very strong and you are much too small not to be swept away." Eliza lifted him up and set him down for a split second before pulling down his wet pants and breeches in a quick motion. His bottom was still wet as she placed him over her lap. "Let me get this warmed up before Diana comes with your switch." She softly massaged his cheeks before the first wristy spank fell on his left cheek, followed by one to the right.

Castiel frowned when Eliza asked when that helped him to get out of trouble. "...never... it might sometime!" The little boy actually sounded hopeful as he said this, like just wishing for it to be would make it so.

"I can do it though, I was doing good!" Castiel said in his own defense when Eliza pointed out that it was difficult to swim downstairs. The little one frowned slightly when he was called small though his frown deepened as he was placed on his own two feet just long enough for his mistress to tug down his clothes.

"No!" Castiel yelped as he found himself draped over the knight's lap, a position that he did not wish to be in. "Please don't Mistress..." the little one said in his best 'pitiful little kid' voice. He squirmed and attempted to scramble from her lap, Castiel issuing a yelp as she swatted his bottom, the sting of course amplified because of the fact that his bottom was currently wet.

"That really hurts!" he whined at her.

Eliza saw the frown when she called him small and gently bopped his nose. He really was small, the effect of which was magnified by her own large size. "You were lucky the current was low." She explained before draping him over her lap.

"Oh, really? I thought you were a big boy." She teased at his comment. "Besides, I know how much your cute little bum can take, and right now, it is going to take mistress's hand spanking and ten kisses of the switch." She continued to give the spanks at a much lower power than she usually did. This was a warm-up, after all. She looked up to see Diana coming with the switch and she smiled. "Thank you Diana. A change of clothes for us both, please. And some towels. Don't want to be wet and cold, we have a big day tomorrow." Diana nodded, placing the switch next to her and smiling seeing the spanking before going back to the castle.