Change on the situation

While using the creature as their ride, the girls immediately noticed the big chance in their travel speed.

A distance that would have taken them an hour to cover by foot, was done in ten minutes or so, thanks to the creature.

Walking on sand wasn't as easy as to do it in a firm ground, their legs constantly started to sink on the sand with each step, which greatly reduced their mobility, but the creature has clearly adapted to that.

Its white shell had earth attribute properties and seemed to manipulate the sand, compacting it and then sliding on it.

"If the trial was to cross the desert by ourselves, then wouldn't this be cheating?", asked Vivian.

The prohibition in flying made it clear, that the Emerald Whirlwind or whatever was controlling this place, wanted them to go through the desert