I try to keep abreast of things in the black market, [ Strange explains, as he continues to scrub the floor. ] While I generally believe that people should learn whatever sort of magic they wish, there is a bit of wisdom in keeping advanced texts away from complete neophytes. The moment I heard of the book, I made certain I was the first to buy it.

[ Despite the fact that Strange is very much Team Let Everybody Learn Cool Magic, there's also a sensible part of him that realizes it might be a bad idea if a total newbie to magic manages to get their hands on some horrible eldritch text. A little bit of moderation might be good.

Bell will happily take those pats. She hops over towards Alucard, sitting next to the dhampir so that she's in peak petting position, as she watches Strange clean up his mess. ]