Indeed, though it was no easy task, and I nearly lost my life in the process.

[He doesn't seem all that upset about that?]

The information in the book had the potential to grant one the power to strip away their human flesh and become a beast from the very bowels of hell— I assure you, that is no overstatement. Having now seen those spells in effect, I feel it is best that the book remain under lock and key— and there were many others of its ilk when I at last reached my destination.