"Wren, you spoke my thoughts exactly," Marius says. "Give me a moment."

At that, Marius steps back into the hallway to lay his lucerne hammer down gently on the floor, tucked up against the hallway wall to avoid getting underfoot. He then draws the Marauder's hammer and rejoins the party.

On his return, Marius adds, "This grisly scene may have more than meets the eye. Unless you object, we should search this place thoroughly." Pausing, he asks with greater alarm in his voice, "And, erm... how did the Marauder escape to do these murders?"