Sage hummed quietly in agreement to her first comment, knowing they would find the right name for their baby girl now that they were all here. He would heal....he'd healed before, and he had all the more reason to heal now. He wouldn't give up, not when they were together.

He let out a shaky chuckle at her tease, though this time it was a real laugh...not the bitter bark of dry laughter he'd become used to. No, this was genuine. Something that would warm both their hearts. "I don't think that will ever change," he admitted, a smile lingering softly on his face.

He wished this moment would never end ...just the raw goodness of it all. The three of them, a family. Meeting his baby. It wouldn't last, though, and he knew that...but he could only hope that the future would continue to be this nice. He thought it would be. They were together, safe, and they would build their life up again.

After a few seconds had gone by and the baby had released his fingers, he'd wiped them on his pants and then shifted carefully so as not to disturb the child. But he could hold his hand out to Jora, sort of inviting her into the cuddle. She'd been cautious...not wanting to spook him or anything...but he missed her. Missed her touch, her warmth, her scent. He appreciated it, waiting for him to be ready, but he needed her comfort. He did. She didn't have to sit on the edge of the bed and not touch him more than holding his hand or wiping away a tear. He wanted to nestle into her again, to loose himself in the comfort she brought to the table.

For a brief moment, Sage felt panic rising in his chest as Jora heasitated moving in any closer. What if she didn't want to? What if she'd moved on after thinking he was dead for an long? Those worries all melted away when she moved to crawl into the bed though, sinking down with him and the baby. Her breath caused his heart to practically stop beating ...there was no faking that. She was glad he was back. She wanted to be with him.

He pressed a soft kiss to the top of her head as she wrapped herself around him, his own arm going around her while the other one cradled the baby. "God, I missed you," he breathed after a moment, just nestling his nose into her hair, tension easing from his body as they settled down together. He'd thought this would never happen ...that she was gone for good. That he'd never meet his baby, never know if he'd had a daughter or a son, or what it's name would have been. He'd never see their home again, after all the work they'd put into it to make it theirs. Make it safe for their family.

After a while though, his curiosity got the better of him. "After you got to land...how did you manage," he asked. "What all happened?" She'd said she'd gotten to shore and pretty much immediately gone into labor...but he didn't know anything else. And he wanted to know. To understand. Who was the other lady with them? He'd seen her face before, when they'd first found him. Yikes...what did she think of him? All she knew of him was some drunk twink. That hurt, a little bit more than he liked to admit. Because that's definitely not his personality. He just hoped, if would be involved with him and Jora and the baby, that she gave him a chance. "And how long are we supposed to stay here? I can't even tell whats wrong with me because of the medicine they keep pumping into me," he added with a sort of huff, question after question running through his mind.

Joras words sent a pang through his chest as she mentioned she hadn't known what to do. How hard it had been. He let out a soft breath, shaking his head slightly. "I wish I'd been there," he murmured. "I got buried under enough planks that I couldn't get up until I was dumped into the ocean," he added as a sort of explanation, with a sort of chuckle. He hadn't appreciated that very much....he'd tried his best to get back to Jora, but he hadn't been able to.

It sucked, but that's what had happened. But things were working themselves out again, so they'd be alright. "Selene," he mused. So that was her name. "Well, I'll have to thank her anyway," he noted softly. "She helped you." He really was grateful to the older woman. Even if she snapped at him, or looked disgusted or...whatever, he still wanted to thank her for helping Jora. Probably saving her, and quite possibly the baby too.

"I know," he hummed softly as she said she'd stay. "I'm not going anywhere either," he noted, looking down at the baby who had started to wriggle around in his arms. "We'll go home soon," he added, desperately hoping that was going to be true. He didn't feel bad....it would just be getting him to where his body was strong enough to travel and all that fun stuff.

Soon enough though, the baby had started to whine, and he chuckled softly, moving to hand her back to Jora. "She's probably hungry," he noted softly. He wasn't sure if Jora had been breastfeeding or used a bottle...but either way she was the one with the milk. Of course, if she had bottles he'd love to feed her....but the likelier option was breastfeeding he imagined. And he clearly couldn't do that for her. That was an amusing thought though.

Sage hummed softly in agreement to her words, nodding along. "Well I'm glad you did hang on," he mused softly. "I'm not sure where I'd be right now if you hadn't. We certainly wouldn't be here together," he noted softly. The scary part was, he did sort of know where he'd be. And that was either still in the tavern, or he would have died some slow agonizing death where anyone could see and judge. He wasn't sure which one was worse.

Though, he nodded when she mentioned Selene, grateful to the woman for helping Jora out. "I supposed I'll have my work cut out for me trying to convince her I'm actually a decent human being," he sort of groaned, though there was a twinge of amusement in his tone.

He handed the baby over carefully once Jora agreed she was probably hungry, a small grin forming on his face at her comment. "No, I don't suppose I'd be much help here," he noted lightly. "I can't say I'm upset about it either," he admitted, eyeing the way the baby had latched on to Jora. It didn't look like the most comfortable thing in the world. Though after giving birth it probably wasn't all that bad. He hummed softly when she thanked him, just settling down and curling up into her side, the way he always used to. "I should be the one thanking you," he noted softly. "But I'm not going to leave," he promised, though it was quite, since his eyes were already fluttering closed again. He'd exhausted himself, he supposed....but that was ok. He could rest here, curled up in Joras warmth. The way it should be. The way he'd longer for for so long. He passed out pretty quickly, though, falling onto a nice deep sleep....one of which he had had in a good long while.

Sage had managed to hum softly in resposne to her comments, agreeing with what she'd said, but drifting off enough so that he really wasn't able to get much of a response out. But he'd responded at least a little bit, so he was rather proud of himself, sicne he really was tired. He would have loved to stay awake with his family, but that's just not what his body was capable of at this point in time.

He was regaining his strength, but it was a slow process. He felt much better already, but they'd been pumping him full of medicine and whatever liquid sugar stuff they'd tossed in him to get in all the nutrients he needed to do...well, he wasn't doing very much, but what he needed to do pretty much anything. He hadn't had a solid meal yet...he hadn't been up and awake and all that long enough, but he'd get there eventually.

He had a purpose now...something he could work towards. Even if it was just for Jora and the baby...he would work as hard as he needed to to get wherever he needed to be. He hoped she knew that.

He woke up a few hours later, stirring slightly, a sleepy smile coming across his face as he noted Jora still there. He was still curled up in her warmth, still next to his baby girl. He was still half asleep, not entirely aware of anything that was really going on...but he did know they were there. And really that was all he cared about.