Lions Head Concealment Sculpture

A stylized stone lion's head juts from the temple wall near the altar, its gaping maw positioned as a decorative waterspout. The Doctor crouches behind it, using the sculpted mane and open jaws as partial cover while he sabotages the Mandragora ritual core. Its rough-hewn limestone surface bears ritual etchings worn smooth by centuries of priestly touch, the stone cool despite the storm’s rising heat.