It is kind of empty, isn't it? You'd expect more signs of life in a lavish mansion like this, but they don't even have servants...

[ They're kind of crucial to keep a place like this running. It's simultaneously lived in and empty. But not abandoned. It's weird, and he can't shake the feeling.

...Unless the mansion's serviced by magic. With his own meager abilities cut off, he doesn't have much to work with. Unless...

His head snaps up to Blade. ]

Hey, you know much about magic?