Today was a good day. We brought in a fairly large group of people to assist with a ritual to repair the canals. At the same time Illiara managed to head a ritual levitating the pottery to stop it sinking. All in all it was a real coming together moment for everyone. But I am worried about the sabotage behind it...so far we have the serpentfolk and the grippli. I feel like whoever did this might have just been attempting to draw our attention, as that's the only strategic benefit I can see. Some of the teachers think it might be more specifically a smuggling cover, which is definitely plausible. If it was a distraction then it was an entirely successful one, but there is always the chance the saboteurs intended the repairs to take far longer. For now it seems we might be back to waiting and watching for a time, so I shall try to enjoy the victory while it lasts.