"Don't listen to him, I only picked a lock," Marcus answers when they reach Kat. He reaches out as they enter the house, squeezing her upper arm gently, relieved to find her safe. He trusts the magic Sabrina has used to keep the house out of harm's way, it's the only reason he had been able to leave Kat behind at all, but even so, it's a relief to be back and to see her for himself. To see she's still here and unharmed and hasn't been snatched away under his nose as well.

Even with his injury, he'd have gone back in a second were that the case.

"We're going to need your help, duck," he says, guiding Dan over to the closest chair. "One of those bastards hit my knee pretty hard, but I'm mostly worried about Dan's throat. Can you grab some fresh clothes for him out of my drawers? I'll get some water and a cloth."

He'll need to get himself out of his jeans, too, before his knee swells too much, but that can wait. He looks at Dan, his expression almost stern, and says, "You stay right here."