[while the three of them were chatting outside the cave entrance, a certain winged feline slipped behind them and into the cave, where he felt the draw of some dark magic. He had hoped to go ahead and obtain it while they were distracted, but balked when he saw the water. This was going to be more annoying than he thought...he despised water and swimming of any kind, and trying to swim through some narrow watery cave with his large wings wasn't something he could just wholeheartedly dive into]

[they'd likely find him still looking at the water contemplating what to do about it when they made their way inside]