Richard was always fascinated by how people could endure so much and still have their hopes up, and still cling to what seemed to be impossible. He had never been in that situation, except, perhaps, when he was waiting for his scholarships to Hogwarts, and searching for a missing person was much more risky than scrounging up money for school. "I do as well. However..." Richard trailed off before saying "I know that these cases can go one of a few ways, but right now, it does appear that we don't have too much on your brother." He didn't want her to be too excited for something to happen, only for them to not be able to find anything.