Dragoncrest Cliffs Brilliance

Merlin had heard about the bear attack and that two of Sapphique members had lost their lives, but at the time he had been cooped up in a remote den, suffering from migraines and at their worst hoping to die himself too. For this reason he had missed not only an opportunity to prove himself useful in a fight, but also not attended the funeral. It did not seem though that Erzulie minded and he was glad that her focus laid elsewhere and she did not ask all the uncomfortable questions, which began with a "why did you...?". It was bad enough that she knew, he was a fumbling mess in her presence. She did not have to know that he was not right in the head too.

"I promise to do my best," he told her and honestly there was very little else he could offer. "You were close?" he asked, giving her an opportunity to talk in a compassionate audience.