Being the last to emerge from the hatch at the end of the ladder, Sam rolled his eyes at cyborg Mara when he stepped out onto the rounded roof of the Arboretum. As he straightened after slamming the hatch closed, he was taken aback by his surroundings. A stiff cool breeze blew relentlessly, whipped up by the massive rounded roof upon which they stood. And it was dark. He had forgotten they had entered the building at night. However, the bands of blue and magenta highlights on the horizon indicated dawn was imminent.
“What was that look about?” Mara asked.
“Nothing,” he said, scanning the distance to see if there was any obvious way to get down to the ground.
“No, tell me. Why did you roll your eyes?”
His gaze shifted back to her. “You clanked all the way up here, that’s all.”
“What ar
