Following the water dribbling down the sides of the cave system and on to the floor, the group started to notice the addition of a more slippery terrain. "I didn't think that there would be this much slime on the rock walls and floors.' Maria had been steady so far but she saw a lot of added danger here.
"Only caves that have this environment for years will progress to this state. There are beasts that can travel through them without hindrance." Purple knew of many rock and water type beasts that had the water affinity solely to move through these kinds of caves.
"I saw one of them in the city before we left. It was called a mud strider. They specifically developed feet that are longer to spread weight around slimy or muddy surfaces. Similar to the water strider insect but this one has a rock like shell on its body." Clark recalled a few of the beasts he had seen but the mud strider was the most specific example of what Purple and Maria had brought up.
