YOU CAN USE AN ALTERNATE WEAPON, BUT WATCH OUT, IT MAY NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE!

[He considers some of the Necromancers he has encountered. A few have used necronomicons books, but...]

JUST...UM...TRY NOT TO USE ANYTHING THAT IS BOUND WITH LEATHER FROM CREATURES YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE. IT WOULD NOT DO FOR A NICE YOUNG LADY LIKE YOURSELF TO PICK UP A CURSED TOME.