"I appreciate the offer, but I think I will just go myself, unless you wish me guarded like before. You need all the hands you have to keep track of..." Vera paused and gestured around her, "...this situation. As for Caleb, he has an independent mind, but he doesn't normally disappear like this." Vera's voice became slightly solemn as she contemplated out loud, "He is young and rash sometimes, I must admit. If you told him about Jerrick, then he has likely become angry and withdrawn, that is what he does when he is upset. I feel that he is smart enough not to put himself into danger, though. It's just a matter of finding him."