Vesper looked to him as he stumbled his way in, sleep still clinging to him, seeming to want to drag him back to his sleeping bag and keep him trapped. She smiled at him, sympathetic. She knew the feeling. "Not late at all actually. We're just waiting for our grumpy mage." She gestured to Brynn and Finny, showing him that Merlin was still not present. Finny sighed, and placed his hands on his hips.<br/><br/>"You think he'd be the first one here."He said, annoyed. Vesper chuckled and shrugged when he gave her a sour look. "He's probably doing it just to annoy you,"she teased, laughing outright, only for the laugh to stop when Merlin trudged in,looking like death. "Merlin! You look awful!" She said, going into mother hen mode. The mage scoffed at her, taking offense. "Nice to see you too, this morning Ves." She rushed over and squished his cheeks between her hands, pulling his face closer to examine it. "Did you sleep? You look like you've up all night!" She was shaking him slightly now, in her haste to look him over. Merlin flailed, and shoved her off. "Stop it....I'm fine. I just was up late trying to find out where Kerrek, and that sleazy lord Cromwell were." That piqued Vespers interest.<br/><br/>"Oh...did you find anything?"<br/><br/>"Not on Kerrek. He's hidden himself well. But I did find the Lord. He's in Dunncrest. Which if I'm not mistaken is only a few hours from your temple, Vesper." Vesper nodded. "It's only three hours away! But why would he be there? Dunncrest is a small town, and doesn't have much in way of places to hide."