Sage couldn't help but grin when the girl took his hand again. A date it was. He chuckled slightly when he heard people talking, and looked over at Claudia excitedly once they got there. "It sounds great," he chirped, waving hello at the little man when he greeted them, and then walked next to Claudia as they followed him to the back. It was a nice place ...cozy and warm. And the food smelled delicious. Well, it might have just smelled so good because he was starving, but it would smell lovely even if he wasn't, he would think. And he had to admit, he was very excited to spend more time alone with the girl. She was holding his hand...and he definitely liked her, based off the blush and happy fireworks he got in his stomach when she took his hand. For the first time, he wondered what it would be like to kiss the girl. Though, he doubted she'd want to kiss him quite yet, but that was alright. This was just fine.

Mr.Lopex showed Claudia and Sage to an empty table, "Here you guys go, I had a feeling something would happen tonight and here you two are! I have prepared a special dish for you tonight, I will be right back." the squat man walked to the kitchen, shouting commands to his workers. Claudia sat down and chuckled, "He's always like this. My family and I were and are his favorite customers, I doubt he will charge us anything, and if he does it's going to be very little. But the food here is-" She made a chef's kiss movement with her hand, the food here was delicious. Claudia looked at Sage and smiled, she liked being around him...like, a lot.

Sage chuckled and nodded in response to the man's bustling about and then gave Claudia an even wider grin. "Well I'm excited to try it out," he hummed. "It's a cozy little place. Definitely nicer than the tavern," he chuckled. Then again, no one in here was drunk. So, of course it would be nicer than the tavern. The people in here were higher up...more civilized in a way. The tavern was....less sophisticated, for sure. He had to admit he felt a bit odd being around so many high ranked people, but Claudia had no ranking here, and didn't seem to care about his own low ranking. And that was nice....she wasn't judgy, and he really did want to get to know her more. He was kind of counting this as a date...was she? Or was it simply a friendly offer? Well, he supposed that either way he'd enjoy spending time with her.

"It's not bad...it does have a bit of drama during Wednesdays though. That's when Mr.Lopex brings out the drinks and stuff like that, it's kind of a break night for him. He doesn't have to boss his workers around as much." Claudia smiled and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, she felt this was a date. That's what she had meant for it to be anyways. Just then Mr.Lopex came through the doors of the kitchen, wobbling with two extremely large platters of food. The top of them was covered by a metal shield, very much like him, always keeping it a secret until he couldn't anymore. He placed the platters in front of her and Sage and smiled, "This is a welcome-back gift from me and the cooks." he lifted the lid, a waft of hot steam coming from the plate, fogging up Claudia's eyes for a moment. Once they adjusted, her jaw dropped, in front of her was a cooked chicken, a ginormous salad, and a glass of wine. The same went for Sage's plate, "Wha-?! Oh my lord, this is so very kind of, you, I don't know what to say!", Mr. Lopexes's finger went to his lips, hushing her, "Welcome back, enjoy." he walked away calmly, leaving Claudia staring at the food, mouth gapping in surprise, she looked at Sage surprised.

Sage chuckled and nodded. "I can imagine things get a bit wild when drinks come out," he hummed. He knew better than most what too much wine could do to a person. He felt his jaw drop too, when Mr. lopex lift the lid to the food. He had never seen so much food in his life...and not of that quality either. And this was all free? He almost felt like it was too much...he didn't deserve something like this. He looked over at Claudia once the man left, shocked, but seeing her smile made a smile form on his face too. "Well, foods here," he chirped.

Claudia laughed and looked back at the plate of food. She started eating the salad first, and she sighed happily after a few bites. And this was free! It had been a welcome gift and welcome back gift for both herself and Sage, it was a lot...but she wouldn't say no! Claudia glanced at Sage, a slight blush coming across her cheeks as she took a sip of the wine Mr.Lopex had given her. She couldn't help but gag, she didn't usually drink wine, and when she did it was in very little amounts and wasn't this...strong. Claudia laughed and continued eating the salad, she paused and looked up at Sage, "There's always a small "ball" that goes on here every night, just some dancing. After we eat would you...like to join me?" Claudia gave him a slight cock of her head before giving him a small smile. It was more of a slow dance really, not very loud and hyper.

Sage chuckled when he watched the girl dive into the food. He dove in too...he was starving, and it all looked so good, and it was all free! He didn't normally drink very much, since his father was always drunk and quote obviously awful, but this was good wine. Strong, but good. He could sip at a little bit of it and be fine. Even if he did get a little giddy....it wouldn't be an awful thing. He did chuckled when the girl didn't like the wine though...he supposed it wasn't the most pleasant thing to try, but he'd grown up with it so he was used to the taste. He blushed when she asked him to dance but nodded, sparks going off in his stomach at the thought of dancing with the girl. "I'd love to," he chirped. Then he blushed harder. "You'll have to show me how though," he chuckled. "I've never been near a place like this, let alone learn how to dance or have time to have fun."

Claudia beamed, "I would love to teach you, though just warning you, I may be a bit rusty myself.". She had surprisingly taught herself to dance, she had been pretty good the last time she had done it, she would just need some reminders of course. Claudia blushed when she imagined dancing with Sage...after a bit more of eating she was stuffed. She couldn't eat anymore, which felt good, she hadn't really eaten much the past few days...it was nice. Claudia looked at Sage and then stood up. "You ready?" she smiled at the boy who was eating. For some reason she was very excited to show Sage how to dance, it would be fun. It was his first time, it would be interesting.

Sage chuckled and nodded when the girl stood up, sliding out of the booth and taking her hand. The food has been wonderful, and he was stuffed. He hadn't been full like this in....well, probably ever. He had never had much food, at any age. He took the girls hand again, almost shyly, as she led him over to the dance floor. He could feel his heart speeding up the closer they got, too....why was he so excited to dance with the girl? He didn't even care if he failed completely...though he was quick on his feet, and could fight. He used a dagger so...how much different could dancing be? He'd be fine, right? Either way, he supposed it would be a lot of fun.

Claudia could feel her face getting extremely hot, she turned to Sage, "Okay, the first step...is for me to put my hands here." she placed her hands gently into one of Sages's. Claudia blushed as she knew what the next step was, "Okay...um, now you have to put one of your arms around my waist.". It was one of the more...awkward moments before the dance started, she herself was fine with it, but she didn't know if Sage would be comfortable. She did want to see how he would react though, and she wanted to see how well he danced.