The gargoyle sits on the roof of the cathedral watching the comings and goings of the city below. The rain washes through him, but it doesn’t make him feel clean.
He had a monstrous visage, with horns and wings, but his creator had made him to protect the city from spirits and other things.
The gargoyle sees the pigeons on the wing and the tame cows that sat in the market stalls, but he is not kin to either.
A gargoyle flies only once, stone briefly launching into the air, to protect the city.
For now, he watches, and waits.

“Paisley Abbey ‘Xenomorph’ Gargoyle (10317339143) (cropped)” by Mark Harkin is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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