He found himself naturally drawn to the bench near the courtyard fountain.The fountain's gentle whispering behind him added to the calm ambience. At the same time, the campus relaxed into its slow, graceful post-class rhythm, with students drifting between buildings in loose groups, soaking in the peaceful, unworried atmosphere.
Leo had his notes open but wasn't really reading them. His first circle settled into its natural rest, relaxed and automatic, and he found himself thinking about the spiral — about that thirty seconds in Kai'sa's suite when he stopped forcing it, and the structure held firm. Trying to understand it well enough to replicate it intentionally was its own little challenge. Understanding and doing — they're always separate things.
He didn't notice Elaine until she was already there.
