A hand goes up to rest on Erik's shoulder. Ever since his initial panic and the consequences of his admittedly foolish actions had died down, Charles' thoughts had returned to worrying about everyone else. Erik gets extra, as always.

"Who can say." And he looks at him side-on. "It's beyond frustrating." But probably worse for his friend.

And after another little beat, his hand drops once more down to his side. "All we can do is wait and see if they'll reveal a weak spot. In the meantime, I think I'd like to go about leveling the playing field for others." He shoots him a little look that clearly states 'interested'?