punctures: Tendrils still grew slowly out of the pool. The submerged parts of the plants were alread
punctures: Tendrils still grew slowly out of the pool. The submerged parts of the plants were already being eaten away by the acid.This was what had saved them from drowning. They had been lifted by the branches. Adam crouched on the other side of the pool, head dropped low like he was about to sprint or pray, his hands pressed to the rock on either side of him, knuckles white. One of the still growing tendrils had tangled around his ankles and his wrists The proper truth struck Ronan: The plants had not saved their lives. Adam Parrish had saved their lives. -- source link