Sabine climbed out the window and pulled herself onto the roof. Malek managed to follow her with little trouble, even though he significantly outweighed her. This only elevated her opinion of him. She bit back a smile and motioned for him to follow. If Malek had such skill as a ship captain, it wasn’t surprising he’d found smuggling to be profitable.
“Which direction?” she asked when he crouched down beside her.
“Back toward the docks, but we’ll need to head to the surface streets when we get closer. I’m not familiar enough with the city to identify the landmarks from here.”
She nodded and climbed over a parapet wall onto a lower section of roof. “You handle yourself well up here.”
“Do you travel the rooftops often?”
“Only when I’m trying to avoid attention,” she admitted, pointing ou
