He'd tried to stay out of the way and be unobtrusive - he didn't want anyone to worry about him, and he really didn't want anyone to get too close in case the crystal affected them too - but evidently he'd failed. He at least manages to sit up as Romeo approaches, pulling the blanket around his shoulders. "It's okay," he says, a little more urgently than he'd intended. "I'm carrying one of the crystals from Hemla. That's all."