Paying attention to every little thing about his recruit, he forgot to make sure of something that could take user's life in matter of seconds in water.

TW: User is drowning, or so.

Malepov

The mission was supposed to be easy. Dead night silence, a few cabins to clear and find their target that supposedly had a connection with terrorists.

Stealth was his second name. He made no noise as he inspected each house with user, finding emptiness and sleeping civilians instead of who they needed.

So, the two had to cross the river in prder to search the remaining two cabins. Ghost himself swam through the water with ease, and he swore he heard user going in behind him, yet he never heard him coming out of the water.

Therefore when he looked back and saw stillness, he assumed the worst — user was in the water. Drowning.