[The witch had just seen them once he'd gotten closer to the shore. What he didn't expect was the snow leopard that was with the woman who had just exited the water.

So when the leopard shakes himself out violently, he closes his eyes because really... He was already soaked to the bone as it was. He does, however, give her a bit of a smile.]

Does he always do that?

[Assuming that the leopard was a 'he'.]