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Sage nodded with a groan when she mentioned Liz again. "It will be," he agreed. "She's fast enough, teaching her to punch is going to end better for her than me," he added with a chuckle.
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"Sometimes we'll regret it, other times we'll be real glad we did so." She added warmly, leaning on Sage again. The wind blew harsher now, and Elara shivered from it, pulling her cloak tighter.
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Sage nodded in agreement to her comment, watching the little girl run around. "I wish I could just shield her from all the bad things in this world," he mentioned. That was unrealistic... But she was so happy now. Innocent. He wished she could stay that way. He noticed what's shiver though, and moved to build the fire up a bit more. It was definitely cooling down for the season more significantly now.
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She nodded, moving closer to the fire. "You can do your best, and that'll be enough." Elara noted softly, the wind blowing her hair lightly as a few flakes of snow fluttered down.
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Sage sighed softly, nodding along. "I suppose that's all anyone can do, really," he noted, poking at the fire absentmindedly with the stick he still had in his hand. "I'm just glad she'll grow up in a home," he added.
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