Quickly, Christ ran around, following where Nicole and Emma pointed out the mangrove trees that grew in the middle of the forest. A tree that lives among brackish water. Trees that can survive in salt water and withstand coastal erosion in the sub-tropics and much of Asia.
It was getting dark when Nicole and Emma pointed to the orange mangrove tree, whose leaves they had used in cooking to add salt. Neither of them were too surprised by the information Christ provided, but they only realized a few things when he explained them in more detail.
"How can this mangrove tree live in the middle of a wilderness like this?" asked Christ, with a shocked look on his face. His breath was still coming in brief gasps as he touched the trunk of the tree that was firmly planted in the solid soil.
"Doe
