(Yeah, I like that! We could have her mother mode kind of kick in, along with her being a bit more tolatent of him.)

Anya chuckled softly at his light blush before flipping through the book to the chapter they'd left off at. It was strange... she'd never really sat down and read long enough to really get into a book, so this was pretty nice. The book was interesting, actually making her wonder what was going to happen next... both with the war and the slightly more intimate bits. She kept on reading for roughtly anouther hour before reaching the end of another chapter and folding the corner of the page over. She wasn't exactly bored... but she'd read to the point her head had gone blank. She sighed quietly before putting the book back on the side table and shuffling down to cuddle back up to Sage... she wasn't tired, but she was exauhsted from everything that had gone on in the last few days, so it was nice to chill out a little.

Sage enjoyed the rest of the time she read, and was more than happy to just cuddle up once she put the book down. Admittedly, a goofy smile plastered onto his face and he wrapped his arms around her, practically burying himself into the girl. Though, not roughly at all. He'd enjoyed the morning, and he wasn't sure what time it was but she'd have to go get whatever she needed to do done, including eat lunch. He wasn't really up to eating a full meal, and no doubt she'd have to go eat with the rest of the royal family. But no matter, maybe he'd sneak out to the garden or something while she did that.

Anya kind of melted into Sage's arms, a soft sigh escaping her lips as she wrapped her arms around him in return. She would have to go pretty soon... it'd been a good couple of hours, so she wouldn't have long left until she had to go and get some food. Normally, she'd just eat alone in her room, but her family had been on a bit of a 'family matters' kick after Christmas, so that wasn't an option. But she could be with Sage for a little while before then, just happy to be chilling out for a while. The girl pressed a few soft kisses to his temples before flopping her head down on a pillow, quite clearly procrastinating her departure.

Sage cuddled up to the girl, quite happily accepting the kisses. He pressed a few kisses of his own on the girls neck and shoulder where his head was already nestled. He'd enjoyed everything that had happened that day ....this was really the perfect kind of night. Of course, if he wasn't torn up that would have made it even better, but he wasn't going to complain, of course. Though, he knew she'd have to go soon. After about half an hour he squeezed her gently and pecked her jaw lightly. "You should get ready to eat, before people start wondering where you are," he murmured. He really didn't want her to go, but being late for dinner wouldn't help her mother's attitude towards the girl, that was for certain. Besides, the sooner she ate, the sooner she could come back.

The girl groaned in protest, but she knew he was right... and she'd probably laid around too long anyway. She huffed before pressing a soft kiss to his cheek. "Yeah... I suppose you're right," she shrugged before peeling herself away from him and gesturing to the covered platter she'd brought for him. "There's food over there if you get hungry. And if you start hurting again, there are a few more painkillers in that little brown bag. Only one at a time, though, they're meant to be pretty strong," she shrugged slightly before wandering out the door and down the halls towards the dining hall.

Sage nodded with a chuckle, making a shooing motion with his hands. "Ok, ok, I get it mom," he teased the girl lightly. "Go on, go eat your food." Once the girl was gone, he lay around for a while before deciding to go on a walk. He might as well move around, keep his muscles active, while he wasn't hurting so much. So, he crept out of the room and wandered down the hallways quietly, hoping he wouldn't run into anyone.

The girl made a swift retreat to the dining hall, where most of her family were sitting happily... well, most of them were. She had no clue where her mother was, but then again, she wasn't the most social out of the bunch, even if they all really quite liked her. And they did... Anya loved her mother, even if from time to time she lost her shit with her. The rest of the family were pretty much the same. They all loved the woman, even if they were a little scared of them. The girl waddled in and plopped herself down next to Luther, slowly starting to become a little more talkative with them all.

Sage crept around, heading for the garden in a round about way, so he could avoid any of the workers. He'd figured out all of their shifts and patterns, so it was easy enough. He just really didn't have it in him to be social with anyone, unless it was Anya and probably Luther. He could use the fresh air though, and sitting outside in the garden sounded nice. The cold would help with some of the pain....at least the cold shower did so he wanted to see if sitting outside helped. Granted, he was wearing the lotion stuff but it was a good way to see whether dealing with the balcony at his room was worth it or not.

Anya sat happily for a little while, chatting to Luther and a couple other people she was closer with. Eventually, they did have some food brought out to them, though it wasn't much... just some salads and some fruits for them to pick at. She did wonder where where they'd gotten the fruits and things from, especially considering it was the middle of winter, but she wasn't going to question it, not when she was hungry. She did question where her mother was, though. She wasn't normally in the more social stuff, but it was her who had said they needed to spend more time together. She had hoped she'd show up, but it didn't look too likely that that'd happen. The woman probably had more than enough to deal with... saying that, Lither had mentioned seeing the woman strolling around the castle.

Sage crept around for a bit longer, and once he had the doors to the garden in his sights he let his guard down a little bit. He didn't expect to see anyone here, and he hadn't heard or seen anyone nearby. So when he turned the corner and saw Anyas mother walking down the hallway, he had to say he was a bit shocked. He paused for a moment and then huffed out an annoyed breath before starting to walk again. He didn't want to talk to anyone, let alone get into another argument with the woman. Though, knowing her, she'd track him down to the end of the world to yell at him for endangering her daughter and Luther. Wonderful. Maybe if he could just ignore her he could go in his way quicker. He doubted that would ever happen, but he supposed he could try. Or, just keep walking and leave the woman behind. Though, he supposed he should try not to make her more mad with him than she already was, if that were possible.