He had forgotten that not being able to breath underwater wasn't good! He grabbed her and swam as fast as he could (which wasn't that fast with Almond) to the surface.
He kept hugging Almond. "We were showing her the wonders of the ocean and wanted to come and see you and the castle!" He said, squeezing Almond tighter.
He kept sitting as he said, "She was being chased and seemed really unhappy and scared so I made a cool bubble-coral tank so she could come underwater with us! In other words, shes our friend!" He explained.