He's glad he's not in her position because he definitely has no clue. However, it might not matter—after all this is just to stall and distract them long enough to reach the pearl. So he risks another quick glance before submerging as deep as he can to quickly "dash" over to the next cover, careful to not stir the waters too much. Why did the waters have to be more still here??

But all right, he doesn't hear any barking... It's now or never. He's going to make a break for it to where the pearl is.