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Pool Distraction Stones

Stones gathered for distraction in the San Martino Ruins subterranean pool
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S14E2 · The Masque of Mandragora Part 2
Giuliano and Sarah debate science of Earth

Sarah Jane scoops up pool stones during the tense pause in conversation and hurls them one by one into the dark water to mask the sounds of approaching threats. Their hollow plunks echo through the ruin, creating audible distractions that briefly conceal footsteps and amplified the chaos of ambush.

Before: Loose, irregular stones, resting undisturbed in the shallow pool of the ruined church subterranean chamber
After: Tossed into the pool, their purpose fulfilled; scattered among ripples, having disrupted the silence before the violence
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S14E2 · The Masque of Mandragora Part 2
Federico ambushes Giuliano and Sarah

The pool at the ruin’s center serves as a temporary distraction where Sarah pauses mid-conversation to absentmindedly cast stones, their plunks echoing through the ancient space before Federico’s arrival forces her abandonment of any academic detachment.

Before: A shallow, still subterranean pool reflecting torchlight and drips from the ruin’s ancient foundations, ignored by Sarah until ambient tension breaks.
After: Neglected as Sarah flees past it, the pool’s calm surface shattered by the chaos of boots and blades.
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