Because Kaiden took the time to test their chosen patches with their tail this time, they were much more successful in finding ones that had a good layer of sand to 'plant' the corals into.
Mind you, they had to test a lot of places before they found ones that would work. Persistence overcame their lack of luck, however, and eventually enough new homes were found for all of the corals being moved by the teams.
That included the one thatRay and Hadama were tending. The herbalist was tenacious, but more importantly she was clever and extremely careful not to let her strength and shifted claws damage the delicate coral as she worked it free from its anchor. Hadama knew better than to touch it with his hands and continued to use the gentle pressure of his water magic to stabilize it while Ray slipped her paws beneath the stone root she had freed so they could move it a little distance away to where one of Kaiden's colorful rocks waited.
It took several hours of work, but between all of the teams they finally managed to clear a safe path for the bubble tunnel to pass through the reef without damaging any of the corals that had been along the route.
Well done, the King's mental voice rumbled through the bond as everyone reconvened. We will move the sponges and mussels next, and the sand dollars. He began to swim along the path, pointing out examples. The sponges can be moved like the corals, but they are hardier. For mussels, simply move the rocks they are attached to. Sand dollars can be picked up and gently moved away from the path.
Round 3!
Pick your poison:
1. Move the sponges to a safer location
2. Move the rocks that have mussels attached to them off the path
3. Collect sand dollars and move them far enough away that they won't be able to move back before the path is activated.
Mind you, they had to test a lot of places before they found ones that would work. Persistence overcame their lack of luck, however, and eventually enough new homes were found for all of the corals being moved by the teams.
That included the one that
It took several hours of work, but between all of the teams they finally managed to clear a safe path for the bubble tunnel to pass through the reef without damaging any of the corals that had been along the route.
Well done, the King's mental voice rumbled through the bond as everyone reconvened. We will move the sponges and mussels next, and the sand dollars. He began to swim along the path, pointing out examples. The sponges can be moved like the corals, but they are hardier. For mussels, simply move the rocks they are attached to. Sand dollars can be picked up and gently moved away from the path.
Round 3!
Pick your poison:
1. Move the sponges to a safer location
2. Move the rocks that have mussels attached to them off the path
3. Collect sand dollars and move them far enough away that they won't be able to move back before the path is activated.
