It (I think it's an it?) left me a present today.
A pebble, smooth as if it had passed through many hands in the stream of time. It was pretty, with an iridescent sheen that only truly was visible in the moonlight. I pocketed it, and have since kept it on my bedside table.
I thanked the gargoyle for the gift with one of my own, of course. I had found a pretty chisel with a gorgeous wooden handle, and I adored running the tip over and across the stone surface, teasing between the nooks and crannies, letting the tip press in on the spots I had seen those glowing runes.
I didn't mar it's skin, of course. But I did enjoy the ever so subtle tremor as I circled and swirled around its pretty nipples, or the way it's upward-turned face seemed to plead with me as I levered myself up next to it, wrapping an arm around its neck for support as I delicately used the chisel to clean between its teeth.
Maintenance is important, I've decided for it.
We still haven't spoken to each other.
Or...well, I've been the one doing all the talking. It is a very attentive listener, I've found. I can tell.
As we talked, I sat with it and watched the clouds together after our little playtime. I told it about any goings-on below, since it could hardly look down to see.
I didn't want it to feel left out.
It's not the only gargoyle on this rooftop, by the by. Others are here as well, but this one is the only one within reach, unless I wish to climb out onto a ledge and hope I don't fall.
Interestingly, there are a few...plinths? Or maybe perches? Whatever they are, there are a few that are mysteriously...empty. one is right next to sweet iolite, but the others are higher up and out of reach.
Oh, and I left a choice for it before I went to bed. On one side of its resting place, I draped some soft red rope. On the other was left heavy chains, something that would hopefully last a bit longer against it's strength.
I hope the implication was clear~
I do wonder which it will choose...and if it can't seem to decide, well...
Perhaps I will make the choice for it.