Although not particularly short, I had a smaller frame overall and my wings didn't stretch far from his body. Just like the bats that sometimes spent the day under my wings, flapped and spiraled up into the sky. I was able to zip with astounding agility between most buildings. I only had to fly above them when the narrow streets and canals got too narrow. My eyes narrowed in on anything that looked like an entrance to the buildings I flew past. Naturally being a night creature, I could discern things in the dark, though not everything. Because of that, I followed my sixth sense of sorts. Where was that human feeling coming from? The pull confused me like it was moving around. Weak then strong, it had me darting in random directions like a mouse caught in a trap. I raced around until I made himself tired from all the movement.

Eventually, the feeling faded altogether. Did the human no longer need protecting? What kind of stupid logic was that? A bridge rose up out of the dark below me and when I flapped lower, I saw a gondola drifting loose. Hope soared. Quickly, the hope froze as I ducked lower toward the unfamiliar terrain. I knew what the white gleam in the boat was now--human, or at least a bit. I turned quickly away and decided this search was hopeless. Pain tore at my heart which should have been like stone, but never was. A funny thing about gargoyles that way. We weren't much like the stone we used to spend our days in.

I spiraled upward until I reached a good ways above the buildings and too far away to see the dark ground where a human would likely be. I'd let himself get optimistic again and again the city proved I'd done so rashly. I couldn't find anyone except...the gargoyle! At least I could have someone to talk to. I twisted midair to search for some whiteness in the perpetual night. For a second, I thought he sensed life again, but I shook that falseness off. The angelic looking gargoyle rested on a rooftop. I shot off that way and dropped down behind the other. I had to use his tail to keep balance from the sudden change of direction. "Hi again. Have you found anything?"