(no worries!)

Sage chuckled lightly in response to her comment, giving the vampire a wink. "I'll hold you to that," he noted lightly. In all reality, with a baby to take care of, he wouldnt be sleeping in much but that was all right. He'd sleep much more than he had at the tavern, and he did hope things would start to get better.

He nodded when she said she was ready, moving to pick up his bag and sling it over his shoulder slowly, in an attempt to not wake the sleeping baby who was still limping on his chest. "then let's get out of this hell hole," he noted, trying to ignore the way her skirt moved as she walked around. He didn't normally notice those things and actually care but ....for whatever reason, he was, admittedly, attracted to the girl.

He got lost in his mind for a few moments after that, nearly jumping when she put her hand on his arm, but met her eyes and nodded slowly, letting out a huff of air. "Let's just get this over with," he murmured, moving stiffly to exit the room and then waited for Celeste to join him, sticking next to her closely as they kept walking. His nerves were definitely getting the better of him....he was rather jumpy and all, but he did trust the girl next to him. He tensed when the tavern owner noticed them and started heading their way, and he froze. "Celeste," he sort of breathed, hoping she had some sort of trick to get them out of this. Because right then, his brain was mush.

Sage entwined his fingers around the girls when she moved back to him, throwing her a panicked look before biting his lower lip and nodding, doing his best to trust her. It was stupid, really, letting the girl try to protect him....but it was all he could do not to simply sit down and panic comply right then and there. He was holding her hand rather tightly, and he tried to loosen his hold a bit but his body just wasn't having it. He nodded at her comment though, eyes fixed on the man who was near them now.

"Where you going with my decorations there, girlie," the man growled, but halted once she started to control him. Sage swallowed, hard, but was glad to see the man stop a few feet away from them. He couldn't hit either of them from there. He supposed his biggest worry was Liz getting hurt....if the man tried to hit him and got Liz, he knew he'd never forgive himself for it. The only thing grounding him was his hold on Celeste hand by then....and he was trusting her blindly, he knew that. But it was all he could do, in that moment.

Sage winced at the man's comments, but felt himself relax slightly when it was obvious the man couldn't move or talk. Good....he wouldn't be able to do anything to any of them. He started when he felt the girl tug on his hand, but then numbly started to follow her, eyes still fixed cautiously on the man behind them. The guy could t move or say anything, but sage could read his face, and the man was absolutely livid. Which was.... absolutely terrifying.

When he heard the girl talking though, he blinked rapidly and forced himself to look at her. Listen to what she was saying even though he hated to look away from the man. He swallowed and nodded once her instructions were over, taking a steadying breath. "noted," he murmured before giving her a small smile in response to her question. "Yeah," he murmured. "Let's get out of here," he added. He certainly wouldn't miss the place, or anyone in it.

Sage couldn't help but wince when he heard the tavern owner start yelling, but before he really knew what was happening Celeste had taken off. He'd let out a yelp of surprise, but in all honesty it was quite fun to go that fast. He probably wouldn't had even more fun if the tavern owner hadn't burst out of the place and stormed after them, but they'd left him far behind by now. Which was definitely a relief.

He'd relaxed a bit once they had reached the train station, and he nodded when Celeste spoke up, checking on Liz, who was still asleep. "were all good," he noted, slightly breathless. The wind had pulled blood up towards his cheeks, so he could feel the flush on them, but he just thanked the wind for it when his face heated up a bit more as she moved to play with his hair. He chuckled softly in response to her comment, ducking his head and letting her do as she pleased with his hair. "Well I've got you to fix it up for me, so I'm not too worried," he chirped before jerking his head in the direction of the train as it pulled into the station. "We getting on," he asked, not sure where they were going. He trusted the girl with him though....but he did want to get out of here before the tavern owner found a horse or something and caught up to them again.

(no worries lol)

Sage chuckled softly in response to her comment, letting her tie his hair back up, ignoring the glances they were getting from the people around them and the hushed whispered about 'the cute couple' that he could hear from them. He flushed slightly, hearing what people thought about them, but he had to admit it was nice to be somewhere he wasn't just being hated on.

He lifted his head again when she'd finished messing with his hair, nodding when she said it was their train, and jogged a long behind her, careful not to wake Liz as they got on the train. "If Liz wakes up she'll want the window but I don't mind," he noted, eventually just sliding into the window seat in case the baby woke up later. He sort of just relaxed after a bit, letting out a heavy breath once they left the station with no sign of his old boss. It did lighten his load a bit, knowing he'd probably never have to see him or any of his customers again.