Belle frowned for a second, the darkness cast over his features worrying her--of course, all of them were frustrated at being trapped, even if it was only because the Council made this place nearly unbearable at times. But she couldn't imagine why he'd want out and not home. She had her reasons--Regina's tower was still worse than Madison even on the most grating days--but him...
She shook her head. "No. There have been attempts, both from in here and by people on the other side, but no one's managed that or to find out how we're all arriving. Of course," she sighed. "I'm not sure when the last real attempt was, since so many of the mages and others with talents have been distracted by the Council's meddling. And the rest of us have just been..." she made a helpless gesture, smirking a bit. "Trying to get by."