Strumming it

[Sage]

A crowd gathered as Ezvin sang and played. The people seemed to enjoy it. They weren't going to be tossing any coin into his guitar case, but it probably didn't matter, he'd come here anyway. Made Sage wonder why he'd come down here. Didn't seem like a Marveet thing to do. Definitely not something Jaxen would do -- and in truth how much could you tell from one family member?

Morgan listened to the music raptly. She was enthralled by the guitar playing cutie. She was enthralled much the same when he'd caught her on the security cameras in the tunnels when listening to the speaker Nox had given them. Her heart sang and her sisters glared. Sage stepped back to the other sister "He doesn't bite. She'll be okay."

"I know that." McKenzie snapped.

"He's a good man. He'll love you till the day you die and he'd probably haunt you if you don't burn his body." Sage grinned as he watched Ezvin play for the growing crowd and Morgan swaying with the song.

"I don't even know him. He doesn't even know me. He's just a guy with a guitar. And you are just a guy with nice toys."

Sage chuckled. "I was talking about Nox." Mckenzie's glare turned to him with a strange look. Sage didn't much care as he kept going. "You remind him of him. Morgan is like him too, but she's soft and sweet like Aurora. He only wants to protect you. Make sure you have a loving family." Sage looked down at the little girl. "You know you don't even need to let him take care of you. Let me find you a family to take you in, love you like you deserve and he'll back off. He'd give up the world to save the ones he loves. And you two fell quickly into that category."

"Morgs would hate me."

"Hate you? For what? For finding a loving family? For getting you off the street?"

"For..." McKenzie turned and ran back to their corner they'd been hiding and covered up under the coats they'd piled for comfort and warmth. Maybe he should bring down some blankets. Sage couldn't imagine Nox hadn't done that already. But then again, if they were anything like Nox and Aurora, and Sage was will to bet it all that they were, they gave those blankets to someone else who needed them more than they did.

Sage split his attention between the two girls unsure if he should follow or not. He wasn't good with kids.

Morgan was on her wallet snapping a picture of the guitar man and sending it off with a push of a button to Nox. Nox was so in trouble. Sage knelt down beside Morgan and looked up at Ezvin playing and spoke to both of them. "Mabe when Ezvin is done playing for the masses he'd like to go to lunch with us? I know this great little place that has hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies that melt in your mouth."