[He used to have a much loftier title, but Stephen isn't here to flaunt that, despite how exasperated he sometimes gets when the subject's brought up around Wong. He swirls the wine in his glass idly.]

Kamar-Taj was the area surrounding the main building in my domain. That [the building, he means] was one of my Earth's Sanctum Sanctorums. Think of it as one of a handful of magic headquarters stationed around the world. You'll have to visit properly next time.

[Not that he would've turned him away during Thancred's first visit, but his companion had been eager to wander like all newcomers. Stephen wasn't about to stifle that.]

As for magical threats, just about any you can think of. [He realizes that doesn't narrow it down at all, so he rattles off a few examples.] Dangers from across the mulitverse, beating back dark entities, or monitoring instances of dangerous magic being used planetside.

What about you? Magical or otherwise, what's the average threat your group faces?

[It was only a matter of time before the question niggling at him made itself known.]