Marcus felt his own stomach drop a little in sympathy at Blaise's explanation, what little of it there was. "Well," he started, before realizing he had no idea what on earth there was to say about something like that.
"I'm assuming you checked that the ward wasn't faulty, so I suppose it's up to you if you want to try and find out anything else, other than they're out there somewhere," he added after a moment, unsure if he was supposed to be here for advice or commiseration, but either way it seemed best to establish a few facts first.