Sage has been waiting for Mage Luke at the staircase, his mind consumed by the recent unsettling incident. It was the first time he'd seen Kyra like this- she appeared to lose her soul. There was a complete absence of vitality in her eyes, something he had never witnessed before, not even in the depths of meditation.
Kyra is a puzzle to him in many ways. Despite her reassurances that she doesn't hide from him, he can't shake the feeling of her elusiveness. Even at her birth, he failed to sense her presence, which was impossible considering she was his mate. He learned of her birth from Mage Luke, and only felt her presence once she was born, which prompted him to send his second in command to investigate.
These things confuse him. He is certain Kyra is his mate, but why couldn't he feel her presence? He was thinking about these things when he heard someone clear his throat.