He's going to ponder that later. Everything I've been working towards? What on Earth could Childermass be working to in the first place? The man must have an agenda—after all, he's stuck with Norrell for that long. But what it is, Strange has no idea.

But right now, it's back to the fight. Strange is just manic energy as he continues to yell, pointing a clawed finger at Childermass as he does so. "I cannot believe you're attacking me over the fact that I don't want people to die! I'm a Nightrunner! I was supposed to keep this from happening in the first place!"

Find out about their enemies, the Ringmaster had said. But madness and confusion and anger at that stupid other world prevented Strange from doing his job in the first place. Maybe if he had been better, then this wouldn't have happened to begin with.