Aiden

It was a good plan, to be sure, and would've left Aiden with no plausible escape, but Oriel made two big mistakes. 

1. She warned Aiden that she was going to pull something by using her index finger to spell out No.

2. She forgot that she was in Aiden's element, literally, and thought he'd just let her try whatever it was she was going to try.

Aiden began the process as soon as she started moving her hand to spell No, as she'd find herself having trouble moving after she finished the O, and when she tried to move, it would feel like her leg was trapped in a vice. It would take a good portion of her effort to move just an inch, and that was strength she couldn't waste either, as she would feel the water get extremely cold, extremely fast. Aiden had increased the pressure on the her limbs to as much as he could without breaking bones, as well as lowered the temperature in order to get her to give in faster. Whatever she had been planning, it would be extremely hard to pull off now, and even if she did, it was unlikely she could muster up the strength to do much, and even if she could it would only cause her to pass out faster. 

'She.'s good, most likely better than me in a normal situation ,but she was too cocky. Had she just went for it instead of being smug, she'd probably have me. Pride comes before the fall.'