A strange glint flashed deep in Stephen Strange's eyes, but he hid it well.
For the past few days, he had been handling the aftermath of Ancient One's death.
With Ancient One dead, the mess she left behind was Kamar-Taj's intention to reclaim the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation from Stephen Strange.
Those two artifacts did not belong to Stephen Strange.
For generations, the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation had been magical artifacts wielded only by Kamar-Taj's Sorcerer Supreme.
It was simply that Ancient One had not used them.
Nor did Stephen Strange truly wish to possess those two artifacts.
First of all, Ancient One had personally handed the Eye of Agamotto to him. She also understood that, at this stage, only Stephen Strange could truly bring out the Eye of Agamotto's power.
And in the near future, Stephen Strange would be needed to safeguard or use the Eye of Agamotto.
The Time Stone within the Eye of Agamotto could not be lost.
Though Kamar-Taj had lost Ancient One, its magical prowess remained exceptional. But it was not so exceptional that it could safeguard an Infinity Stone.
It would have been fine if no one knew the Eye of Agamotto was an Infinity Stone. Once they did, Kamar-Taj would likely be slaughtered outright.
Stephen Strange knew the consequences. No matter what, he would not hand the Eye of Agamotto back to Kamar-Taj.
The many sorcerers of Kamar-Taj believed he coveted the Eye of Agamotto's power, so that night Stephen Strange sought out Mordo and told him the whole truth.
Strictly speaking, Stephen Strange no longer had any allies.
Ancient One's warning not to trust He-El had made Stephen Strange wary.
Within the Avengers, support for He-El was practically one hundred percent.
But Stephen Strange