At a loss, Mandhela heard a whooshing sound overhead.
Looking up in confusion, she saw a shadow flitting from one rooftop to another across the sky, its movement fluid and graceful... if only the shadow had noticed the wall directly in its path, it would have been more so.
Regrettably, the shadow seemed to be looking back in a certain direction and did not notice the wall ahead.
By the time the shadow realized something was amiss, it was already too late.
A loud crash ensued, as the shadow, followed by a shower of bricks and debris, plummeted from the sky and smacked into the ground with a thud.
The landing spot happened to be at a bend in the alley, not far from Mandhela.
Hesitating for a moment, Mandhela walked to the corner, curious to see how the person who fell from the sky was faring.
But when she peeked around the corner, she was surprised to see the shadow standing firm as if nothing had happened, while the ground sported a sizable crater.
