Sage nodded as she spoke, mind already on the task at hand. Figuring out how he would have to use the wood that they already had, or how much he'd need to cut down. How big he wanted it, so Lyra could grow and still use it for as long as she needed to. It would have to be strong, and safe. No splinters are anything like that. He wandered off into the sheds, poking around as he looked for things he could use. Any old metal to make it stronger, lighter woods so if anything fell or soemthing happened she'd likely be ok, that sort of thing.

He found what he needed soon enough, and after rummaging through all the sheds on the property and bringing the stuff back to the one they'd restored for their own purposes right away, he got to work. It didn't take all that long....once he was focused and had figured out what he wanted to do, that was that. Since he still had some time left though, he decided to wander a little bit and see if he could find something he liked for the ring. He'd need to make one for hismelf at some point, but the one he'd propose with was the important one. He really was only looking for some nice looking wood, but as he was crossing a stream, something caught his eye, and he paused, moving to reach into the water and grab whatever it was that he'd found.

He wasn't sure exactly what it was....it wasn't like any genstone he'd ever seen from raids or stealing jewelry from rich ladies in the market place. But it was pretty...and whatever it was, it would be perfect. It was a blueish greenish sort of color, and while it wasn't a traditional diamond or anything....it represented the sea well, with little flakes of browns and whites in it too. Jora would appreciate that. And there was enough of it to put smaller chunks in his own ring later, which she'd probbaly also like, he supposed. He wandered back to the shed, grin on his face. It was getting late by then, and it was nearing dinner time, so he moved back to the house before Jora got suspicious, eager to show his findings off to Selene later.

Sage had tried to keep his grin under control as he wandered onto the house. He wanted to act normal....he didn't want Jora guessing about it at all. And she knew him well, so hiding this from her would be a pretty big challenge. She wasn't there when he came in though, since she was finishing up dinner as of then.

When Selene asked what he'd found, he cast a quick glance in Joras direction, making sure she was focused on her work before pulling the small stone out of his pocket, where it had been kept safely clenched in his fist. "It was in a creek ...I don't know what it is. Never seen a gem or rock like this before," he mused curiously squinting at it. "But it would look nice with a dark wood of some kind, and there's plenty of it," he added excitedly, doing his best to keep his voice down. But even the idea of marrying her excited him beyond imagine.

Sage sort of wrinkled his nose slightly when she mentioned acting normal and Jora being able to read him. "I know," he grumbled, though clearly not upset with anything in perticular. "I can't exactly jsut tell her 'hey, imma propose soon so act surprised when it happens', he huffed. Of course, he couldn't help but just...grin stupidly as she eyed the stone. It really was beautiful, and he knew Jora would love it too. He normally wasn't one to fantasize about rocks, but this one was special, he supposed.

He snorted in response to Selene's tease, taking it back once she'd finished looking at it, slipping it back into his pocket. "Yes, I'm going to become a parrot and give her a pretty rock as an offering and in return she'll give me love for a season or two before she finds a prettier rock," he snorted, though that was msotly a joke. He obviously wasn't going to do that.

He groaned when she said she might already suspect and shrugged. "I'm hoping I can just chalk it up to being home and getting healthy. Besides, I get excited about all my projects. I can just yap about the crib," he noted with an almost sheepish chuckle.

Sage chuckled softly as Jora wandered over, greeting her with a light peck on the cheek and then doing the same to greet Lyra. He hummed lightly in response to her comment, nodding. "There's just a few touch-ups left to do," he noted lightly. "I just want to make sure she won't get any splinters. It's too dark to see that close now though," he added with a soft of shrug. "I'll finish it tomorrow," he promised, giving her a playful sort of pout when she teased him about him having something else he was dying to tell her. "Yeah, that I'm hungry, and I haven't had your food in over a year and I'm getting impatient," he snorted, clearly just teasing. Of course, it was completely true. He dearly missed her cooking, and now that he smelled it he was absolutely starving.

He sort of moved to shoo her back in the direction of the kitchen, clearly enjoying just being home and with the group of people he'd become so close to. Selene wasn't as close as Jora, of course, but she did feel like part of the group. He hoped she felt just as included.

Sage just grinned over at Jora with a nod. "Hey, I've been working. I'm hungry," he noted lightly, really just messing around. He was hungry, and tired though. He still wasn't back to full strength or anything, so the work he'd done had definitley taxed his body. The good news was that he hadn't had another breathing issue, so hopefully that was just a one time thing. Because man, did it suck to not be able to breathe.

He followed Jora into the kitchen happily, moving to fill up some cups with water and work on setting the plate while she worked at cooking. It was nice, how they'd gotten back into their natual rythm of doing things. Selene was here, of course, but for the msot part things would stay the same.

Dinner was doen soon enough though, and by the time he'd powered through multiple serving of the dish, he'd barely had the energy to clean his plate and stuff up, wander into the bedroom and then bathroom and shower quickly before flopping into bed and pretty much immedietaly passing out. He'd planned on waiting for Jora but...he was wiped out beyond words, and they were finally home in their own bed and he jsut crashed. He knew she wouldn't mind, either way.