… Not much later, the sun began its climb through the morning sky. Its warm light worked like a gentle alarm for the party members that hadn't fought to stay up late.
Nelphy was the first to wake up. She blinked and scanned her surroundings without any haste. In a bedroll just a brome away was Zac, and on her other side was Willo. No one bothered with tents given the night-long celebration, so Nelphy soon found everyone lazing about not too far from the campfire.
However, there was one person still sitting around the fire. So Nelphy stretched and got up before walking over. "Morning, Bolton. How'd you sleep?"
"Uhh… I struggled sleeping last night, so I've been up for a while," replied Bolton, offering a hollow smile.
"Wait… where's Bil?" Nelphy quickly asked after realizing they were no longer in the ruin where Bil would sleep far away from the party. "He's usually up by now… Do you know where he went?"
