Mellisande and Lealani decide to aid Arkos and give the attempt one more go. Lealani realizes that the fungus is semi-intelligent, as it acts on preset commands in a similar way that the golems do. In fact, in many ways it is a biological golem, overwriting original commands. Mellisande realizes that the fungus can be confused to remain stagnant if it doesn't understand that it is connected to a part of a machine or golem it can overwrite. With their help, Arkos is able to design a chemical he believes will keep the fungus dormant. Overtime the fungus should shrivel and die from lack of nourishment. He also believes that applying the solution to golems will prevent their further corruption, and if used on the machine, Lealani or Mellisande should be able to use it to clean out the remaining corruption.