Secret Scouts and The Lost Leonardo by Mr. & Mrs. Kind

Author:Mr. & Mrs. Kind
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mokum Media
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio was completed in 1475 by his pupil Leonardo da Vinci who painted and finished the details of some parts of the painting, particularly the angel on the left.

“It’s good that you ask. It shows you use your intelligence wisely. You contemplate things and you display empathy. You could teach my contemporaries a thing or two. The horse was dead when I found it, so it didn’t suffer. I’m studying the creature so I can better understand its anatomy. This way its death will also serve a purpose.“

Sophie felt ashamed at having doubted him.

“You shouldn’t be embarrassed by your questions, making assumptions is usually worse. I like it that you ask so many questions.”

Sophie was thankful that Leonardo wanted to make her feel at ease.

“I have great respect for nature,” said Leonardo. “To most people, a horse is nothing more than food or an instrument of labor. I believe that we ourselves are part of nature. I don’t eat meat or fish. Isn’t it absurd to cook a fish in the same water it swam in?” He shuddered visibly and walked to the door.

“But let’s get some food first…” he said before turning around again wearing a face full of doubt. “On the other hand, you should stay here. It’s too dangerous.”

“What!?” Lisa looked like she was ready to explode.

“Look,” Leonardo opened the door a few inches. “It’ll be dark soon, it’s far too dangerous. You don’t know your way around, you never know what might happen. I can’t risk it. Make yourselves at home, look around, I have nothing to hide from my friends from the future. I’ll be back soon.”

Before Lisa could react, Leonardo had slammed the door shut behind him. She stood in the middle of the room feeling upset. “Did I really dress up in all this garb for nothing?” Disappointed, Lisa looked around hoping someone would agree. “Look at us,” she cried, “just look at what we’re wearing!”

Tom and Jack looked at each other. Back home, people would laugh at them for wearing these clothes, but there was nothing wrong with them here. They were both wearing black leggings and knee-high brown leather boots, just like Leonardo. Jack wore a white shirt with puffy sleeves and a sort of dark velvet gown that matched his black and blue hat.

Tom looked like a young prince. He was wearing a dark gray shirt with long sleeves under a tight sleeveless velvet tunic that came down almost to his knees. A wide belt the same color as his boots was wrapped tightly around his waist. When they looked at each other they burst out laughing.

“Okay, okay, maybe it is a little bit weird,” said Tom.

“A little bit?!” Lisa cried indignantly. “Look at us! Sophie looks like a bumblebee in that dress and I… I feel like I’m being strangled! And look at this bonnet on my head with these stupid ribbons hanging down the side of my face! They’re driving me crazy!” Lisa shouted, glaring at her friends.

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