02-14-2005, 12:54 PM
Released from his towering captor's hold Alex moved swiftly and silently into the shadows of the alley, eager for the respite the shadows would provide. "I guess that could have gone worse." he muttered to Victoria as he passed the others. "No one else is dead yet." Strong nimble fingers found hidden purchase in the rough wall of the alley and Alex pulled himself up easily, clearing the path below for the rest of his new allies to cluster into the narrow passage.
While it might have been easier to fly, that might have taken him beyond the protection of the buildings and out into the sunlight once more. "Is it never dark in this god awful place?" he thought to himself as he looked at the crack of sky visible between the buildings above their heads. As he hung from the wall above them, he pulled his scarf below his chin, and licked his lips as he waited to see what this new stranger had in store for them.
While it might have been easier to fly, that might have taken him beyond the protection of the buildings and out into the sunlight once more. "Is it never dark in this god awful place?" he thought to himself as he looked at the crack of sky visible between the buildings above their heads. As he hung from the wall above them, he pulled his scarf below his chin, and licked his lips as he waited to see what this new stranger had in store for them.
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