A Gargoyle's Delight

For centuries I have suffered.
Solidified and silenced, all because I failed to destroy what I was created for.
Except now, after so long… There is a female. One who always seems to be by my side. Day after day. Night after night.
She talks to me. Touches me. Tells me things. She shares stories of a world I no longer know. She is a reprieve from my punishment. A sweet delight. She liberates me from my solitude.
But when I rise, my adversary seizes his opportunity, and she's caught between us. He only wants her to get to me.
She isn't his. And I'll do anything to protect what's mine.