There's a cut off word in there - M-something - but Wash lets it go for now. He'll keep that one for later. For now, there is sarcasm. "It's almost like magic dragging a bunch of shadow creatures into their city and then closing them in said city in an impenetrable dome would make the locals distrust magic! What a surprise!"

He leans back, utterly ignoring the please go away body language. "But you were about to start telling me that long story."