True to form as father and son, Mr. Thompson's ideas were almost identical to those of Zachary. Otherwise, the villa they resided in would not have retained its Syrian style décor since it had been assigned to them.
It was precisely because of the Syrian style décor that the Thompson Family did not suffer much damage when the floodwaters submerged the camp.
Zachary carefully scanned the camp from above and, upon confirming that most of the little black snakes had burrowed into the ground and entered a dormant state, Zachary ceased his surveillance and returned directly to the villa area.
Upon seeing Zachary return so quickly, Madeline initially thought there was a problem in some area of the camp that required seeking help, but seeing Zachary's indifferent expression, she discarded her initial suspicions.