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Sage shrugged. "I guess I just had a lot of practice. Helped the long nights go by, I suppose. And it helps get stuff out of my head sometimes," he admitted. He glanced over at the girl and shrugged. "I guess so, I've been calling him Chaos." He looked back down at the drawing and chuckled slightly. "He's something fun to draw, and I don't feel like doing much so it keeps me from being so bored," he laughed. "Though, if you want to bring a game in or something you're more than welcome to. Luther too, tell him he can stop by anytime."
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The girl nodded slowly before sighing. "Chaos it is. I'll send a message scross to the stables to get it on his papers." She'd maybe do it over the next few days... before something surrounding this whole rebellion flared up, which was likely given when had just gone down. She flashed the boy a smile before sliding down so she was laying on her back, watching Sage as he scribbled on his work. "I'll bring Luther up later... along with a few games like you said. We can do a little game night or something, try and make some fun out of it," she shrugged with a smile.
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Sage shrugged and nodded. "Fine with me. Though I have a feeling I'll be going to bed somewhat early tonight," he admitted. Then he looked over at her and gave her an almost shy smile. "Stay with me?" Maybe it was a dumb thing to ask, but he really just wanted her to stay ...he had a feeling the nightmares would freak him out a bit otherwise.
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Anya nodded slightly and thought for a moment. "I'll go grab him whenever you're ready, just say the word. I can grab some snacks and things too... but if I bring him up we have to be extra nice to him because he pretty much risked his life for you today that old lug," she chuckled. His question almost caught her off guard... she loved the boy, she did, but she thought he was more comfortable, well alone. But if he wanted her to stay around, then she would, and they both knew that. "Of course, whatever you need... are you sure you're alright?" she smiled softly, gently patting his leg before getting comfortable. The last bit was a bit of reassurance for herself... Sage had never asked for her to stay with him, so she just needed to make sure he was still okay.
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Sage nodded and shrugged. "You can really grab him whenever...I'm just amusing myself by doing this right now," he chuckled. Then he nodded again and sighed. "I know, and I love you two for it but I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me either." He felt his shoulders relax slightly when she promised she'd stay the night....he wasn't sure why he clung to the girl so much, but she definitely helped. In all ways, really....if he was with her he felt...safer, in a way. He just slept better. Maybe knowing she was protecting him helped keep nightmares away because he was more at ease. He didn't know, and didn't really care...he was just grateful for it. If course, she didn't know about the nightmares or flashbacks, and he wasn't sure how he could even start to tell her about those. But she did help, and he figured she knew that, at least a little bit.
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The girl shrugged slightly and started fiddling with her hair to entertain herself a little. "I'll go get him once you've had your nap... you big baby," she chuckled softly, rather amused by the very idea of the boy having a nap of sorts. She kind of left her hand of his leg as she relaxed little before tiltling her head back to look at him, a rather thoughtful look on her face, "You know I'd go to the end of the earth for you... we both would. Though I'm not sure why we still do this whole... you and me thing though. It's not going to end well and we both know it." She noted quietly... she wasn't sure why she had let that out, but it was true all the same.
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Sage wrinkled his nose slightly and gave Anya a playfully annoyed look. "I already slept," he protested with a slight giggle. Sage tilted his head slightly and shrugged. "I know, and I appreciate it but just remember that the kingdom needs you. It doesn't need me. If it comes to one life or another, I want you to chose yours, alright?" He sighed and shrugged again. "I guess some time with eachother is better than no time," he murmured. "And you can't seem to let me go get into any trouble," he noted with a playful chuckle, half teasing the girl.
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Anya nodded quietly before giving an amused pout, "If you've already slept then why do you need me to stay," she joked lightly before tucking her hands behind her head. It was odd to think about... saving herself before wouldn't have been an issue, she'd have left him in a heartbeat, but if that were to happen now she didn't think she could bring herself to do it. She'd promised to look after Sage, and she'd meant it. It'd make a liar out of her if she let him die to save herself. She raised a brow at the boy before giving a light chuckle. "I don't want you getting hurt - and excuse me for not wanting the boy I love to get himself killed," she noted, playfully rolling her eyes.
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Sage chuckled and shrugged. "I meant stay with me overnight," he giggled, poking the girl lightly in a teasing manner. "Though I won't say no to staying through the day too," he admitted. He grinned over at her and shrugged again. "I know, but you know you won't always be there to protect me," he murmured. "I understand how you feel ... And I do appreciate it....but our lives don't hold the same value. Just remember that before you go stomping off into things like I tend to do." He put the drawing to the side and lay down on the bed next to Anya, though he had to lay on his side rather than his back.
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Anya let out a groan when he went on to note that they weren't equal... though, they could think it for a little while, she supposed. "Sage, I've never wanted to look after... protect someone the way I want to do for you," she murmured quietly as she shifted so that she was laying level with him. "And it's scary. Like today, I didn't think twice about going out there for you. I think I threatened to kill someone and didn't even care at that moment if Luther got hurt," she admitted quietly, knowing just how bad that sounded... she cared about Luther, of course she did, but the need to get Sage out of there was so much stronger than whatever was going through her head about Luther. She sighed softly and gently rested her forehead against his, "It sounds awful, I know it does but it's true... and I don't think I like it all that much."
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