Stephen realized he'd scared her then, and that kind of thing was why he didn't let his temper get the better of him once he'd come to this place. He knew precisely what he was capable of, and he didn't want to lose control and accidentally expel some kind of magic at her. "Were you among the victims?" he asked, his face relaxing more into his usual demeanor.
"Erasing memories....that kind of thing...it can help and it can harm. It's a delicate thing. I erased the memories of Pepper Potts from Tony Stark's memory. Well, not all of them. Of her when she'd arrived. His intense love for her, because it was destroying his marriage and the love he had for someone else. I hate I had to do that, but it was what he wanted. Now he's happy, blissfully ignorant of the fact she's here, but happy. Tony didn't want it but he saw it as his only choice because he didn't want to lose his wife. Being in love is a blessing and a curse, I suppose." Stephen actually felt sorry for Tony in that respect, and he knew Pepper missed him, even if she had her own Tony, that one was still the one she'd known.