Chapter 301

• "That's incredible," I said with a laugh, watching as Leonardo demonstrated what he’d learned.
• The three of us—Graziana, Leonardo, and I—stood at the edge of a magnificent fountain, larger than any swimming pool I’d ever seen. The iridescent tiles at its base shimmered under the warm sunlight, casting a kaleidoscope of colors onto the water's surface. Fish and aquatic creatures, expertly carved from stone, adorned the fountain’s structure. At its center, a stream of water arched high into the air, forming a crystalline dome above.
• Leonardo knelt beside the fountain, dipping his fingers into the cool water. The stream at the top began to shift and take shape. First, it morphed into a horse, its delicate snout and piercing eyes startlingly lifelike even from where I stood. But in an instant, the form transformed, stretching and twisting into the sinuous body of a dragon.