[PQ] [RQ] The path of least resistence

Harper had a good eye and deft hands in spite of the gloves he wore to protect them. Not being color blind was a big help in this situation and his piles of rocks began to grow into neat heaps under his watchful eye. He was so darn good at what he was doing that the piles didn't even shift or spill over into each other, and his separation went off with smooth efficiency.

And then there was Kaiden. The seafloor nearest to the shore was clear and relatively free of debris and obstacles thanks to tidal action, but a ways out from the beach there was a reef that was going to prove tricky to navigate through. It was just their luck that the easiest, most direct spot to lay the path also happened to host a long stretch of active, healthy corals of impressive size that helped to protect the shore from heavy waves.

Take note of that, Kaiden. You'll be coming back to help deal with that in a later thread.

And Hadama? Unfortunately his attention was so focused out to sea and the surrounding waters that he missed the threat that came from the land. Slithering stealthily along through the sand, a mudtiger had set its sights on Harper where he was hard at work. Unfortunately there was no warning before the beast lunged out of the sand at the distracted councilman, toothy maw gaping wide and aiming for an arm or a leg to snack on!

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Round 2!

1. Defeat the mudtiger!
2. Defend the rock piles so they don't get knocked into each other!

Hadama will help as needed.

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Mudtiger (uncommon/mythical) - A mudtiger resembles a cross between a shark and an aquatic lizard. It has a sinuous body covered in scales, a pair of triangular ventral fins, a blunt snout with a toothy maw, and a pair of thick, stubby forelimbs tipped with broad, rayed fins. A mudtiger’s body is iridescent green with blue-green stripes. On land, a mudtiger slithers and hunches along, occasionally pausing to hold itself erect on its forelimbs. In the water, a mudtiger wriggles its body and steers with its forelimbs. A mudtiger also can burrow through soft or loose material such as sand, ooze, or mud.