Everyone had the same question on their mind, but nobody spoke up. So, the Professor continued.
"There are three main problems with the Mangroves."
"First," she pointed toward the tangled roots stretching through the swamp. "The root labyrinth."
"These mangrove trees grow outward instead of upward. After a few decades, their roots form natural mazes."
"If you're not careful, you could easily get lost…and fall prey to the beasts here."
"Second," she pointed toward the dark water pooling between the roots. "The swamp floor."
"What looks shallow can suddenly drop several meters," she continued. "Step wrong, and you'll sink up to your waist…or worse."
Finally, her eyes lowered toward the muddy ground again.
"And the third problem…"
She crouched slightly and pressed her boot into the mud. The ground swallowed her boot almost instantly before she pulled it free again.
"Sink mud."
"Some patches behave like quicksand. Struggle too much and you'll sink even deeper."
