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Karn would save Maddox. Because he doesn't want to see someone else drawn, like his mother did. Right?
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Yup. Even with his extreme fear of it, if someone was drowning before his eyes with no other way of assistance, he'd jump in to help.

Drowning yourself is bad since his father a lot of times tried to drown him over and over again.

But failing a second time and watching someone else drown like his mother is worse. 

XD

If he managed to keep his mind from terror and be successful. He would end up sobbing a lot by the end of it.