070: shadow

Very cautiously, a shadow moved across the brick wall of the alley, a suspicious-looking act to any observer, as no object or being had been casting the shade at the time. Winding across forks in the path, it continued on its way, snaking through sewer grates and the rusty bars of windows, until coming to a stop at a well-lit street. It was here that the shade came to a stop, pausing as though to survey the surroundings of the urban maze.

Very slowly, a blackened head leaned outward from the dark projection, looking all about the alley...