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Following me down to the water 's edge , he watched as I took off my boots and said , " You 're not really going to swim down there and look for that sword are you ? Obviously that Bosmer is n't quite right . " Grasping the Amulet of Shadows so that the slaughter - fish would n't see me , I replied , " I ' m taking a break from my work and duties and doing a little adventuring for a few days .

Why is the narrator preparing for a big and arduous swim ?
The narrator is after treasure .