Cibo's exhaustion wasn't something AM was unfamiliar with. He had seen her in the genetics lab, seemingly on the brink of it, barely able to focus on anything other than her work. How he envied her ability to stay awake for several days! he could get so much more done if he didn't have to sleep. But still, even Cibo's different sleep pattern didn't mean she didn't get exhausted, and it was plain to see.

"Fighting? You seem too exhausted to fight, my dear." The hand on her shoulder crept around her neck, coming to rest on her other side as AM put his arm around her.

"I'm sure they won't attack the gardens. They're sneaky bastards who don't seem to congregate where so many people are."