Strange swears, putting a hand to his head as the feeling of helplessness creeps into his head. Submit. It's honestly a tempting idea. After all, there's so much potential to put this nasty business behind him. No more carnival. No more nonsense about the timeline. No more worrying about any of the things he finds himself fretting and worrying about.

And then he spots Koel. Well, whether he gives in or not, he's certainly not going to let her be taken again by the vampires, not after they worked so hard to save her in the first place. What would be the use of undoing all that hard work? He rushes towards her, already muttering a spell under his breath as he does so.