It takes about five minutes for Strange to write the contract before he pushes it over to Rita. This is an exercise as much for himself as it is to figure out the magic. It's no secret that Strange found himself on the end of a few losing contracts, what with Portland and Frost and canon and okay, pretty much every fae contract he's dealt with. He might as well practice writing something out now.

The contract itself is fairly defined and wordy, even if it's just for a simple agreement. For an hour starting at the signature of the contract, both Jonathan Strange and Rita Mordio must answer any question asked by either Jonathan Strange or Rita Mordio in an honest and truthful manner. This contract does not apply to other people asking either of the signed parties questions and after the period of an hour has passed, the two may lie and refuse to answer each other's questions to their hearts content. And hey, Strange's handwriting is legible! What a shock!

There are two spaces at the bottom for them to sign. Strange hasn't signed yet, instead giving Rita a chance to look it over before she signs. "You don't need ink to sign it or make any changes," Strange explains. "Just write and the magic will provide the ink itself."

From blood. Bit creepy.