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Aria's mind kind of just went into deep thought. She blinked out of it and turned back to watch Sage. Her cheeks were still a light pink. The girl just tilted her head to the side and smiled. "Um, okay." Aria said. She watched Sage's demonstration.
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Sage showed the girl what to do and then had her try it, and let her throw a few punches before hopping back around to face her again. "Ok, I want you to throw some punches. At me." Then he gave her a grin. "Don't worry, I'll block your hits this time," he chuckled.
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Aria got up and looked at Sage, before looking back away. She smiled and then lightly chuckled at his last comment. "I hope so. I don't want to be hurting you more." She laughed and shook her head. The girl threw a couple hard punches before stopping. "Was that good?" She asked with a cocked head.
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Sage chuckled lightly and nodded once the girl had stepped back. "That was fine," he chirped. "it helps that youre strong enough to throw a good punch," he mused. Then he thought for a moment before cocking his head. "It's about lunch time...why don't we grab some food before we do something else?"
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"Okay. So i'm getting better at it?" Aria asked curiously. She looked at Sage and smiled before nodding her head. "That sounds good! Where do you want to go?" She asked, finally realizing how hungry she really was. The girl smirked over at Sage and ran ahead out of the woods laughing.
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Sage nodded and gave her a thumbs up. "Yep," he chirped. Then he tilted his head. "Well personally, I think the new cook at the castle sucks, so we can find somewhere in town," he mused, reaching for his shirt to put it on. "We can wander and see what's good."
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Aria nodded and grinned back at Sage. "Well, if you're talking to me, i'm not the best cook either." She chuckled. "Either way, i'm starving." The girl stood a few feet ahead of Sage. A gentle breeze blew her wavy brown hair. She smiled and waited for him to catch up.
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Sage chuckled and shrugged. "I've never really tried the whole cooking thing," he admitted. "So finding somewhere in town it is!" He wandered along the girl's side in direction on the town. "I haven't been out here in forever," he hummed.
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Aria smiled. "I mean, I love to cook. I'm just not good at it." The girl said. She chuckled and turned to face Sage. "Well... get used to it. I'm always out in town." Aria smirked. As they walked through town, she checked a few different places before looking at a small cafe. "How about this?" She asked.
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Sage chuckled lightly and nodded. "I've always had a cook. I just don't like the new one," he admitted. Then he cocked his head. "Really? I have to sneak out to go anywhere." He looked up at the building shed pointed out and nodded. "That's fine with me." He was suddenly glad he was kept more secret and the towns people didn't really know his face. He could be more discreet.
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