He looked at the picture and nodded a bit as she got the feeling he had already memorized her late husband's features.  He then motioned for another drink straight Beam this time and proceeded to knock it back like it was a mixed drink and still showed no affects or intoxication.  After he had let the pregnant pause linger he said "he was a handsome man."  The big redhead then turned his full attention on her and something seemed to change in those dark eyes.  The orbs of his soul seemed ancient and tired and in the dim light of the bar they almost seemed to change color taking on the same hue as his hair.  He added with another cynical smile "and be careful names are powerful things but you may call me Sage for now."<br/><br/>He then turned his attention back to the far side of the bar and lifted his drink and took a sip.  "What is your name? Your full name middle name and all."  His strange attention then shifted back to her and his studied her with those odd and intense eyes. A feeling of a moment of no return settled in the space between them as if once this bridge was crossed there was no turning back.