I'll meet you at the corner

His pink tipped ear flicked at the sound of scrambling stone. His nose twitched in response, but whoever it was remained downwind, and there was little more to do for it. Besides, a brilliant light streaked overhead and his heart caught in his throat, head turning skywards once more to trace its blazing trail.

Turning further from home, Pyx chose a constellation to use as his guide and made his way westward. It was far from easy going, with stones crumbling under-paw and sections of the structure in ruin. As he came to the first such break, he had to leap to a pillar that was far further from the ground than he was willing to fall, and then over to the continued walkway on the other side.

Insidious ivy coated the path in its entirety, turning this section into a hilly green mass that would provide some good cover if he wanted to try and catch out his stalker, but the boy was distracted by another shooting star. This one seemed larger... burned brighter. Picking up the pace, he took care to place his paws, lest he tumble right off the wall.

"speech"