Inwardly he winced, as Charles realized he probably had sounded a bit as if he'd been sizing Jack up for an experiment. He gave an affable nod of his head at Jack's graceful decline of the invitation and reached for his mug of tea.

The question caught him in mid sip and he took the momentary pause of swallowing to gather his calm before responding.

"No friends, I'm afraid." He said in a breezy tone. The truth was he found it very unnerving to be here with out Raven, Erik or any of the others. While Raven hadn't been wrong in her claim to be his only friend, she had always been with him, since they were children and being completely alone was disquieting.

"I checked but it would appear that of those I know I am the only one the imps saw fit to bring here."