"Absolutely not," Strange says, without hesitation, only a few seconds after the words leave Lambert's mouth. It takes him a moment to realize oh wait, he resisted the spell, good job Strange! The problem now is he looks annoyingly smug for a man who's only managed to fully resist Axii one out of three times.

"Well! I'm not certain whether that says more about my mental fortitude or your spellwork, but that's certainly a good sign!"

Strange's attitude has turned on a dime: nothing lifted his spirits like success! As such, he's far too pleased with himself and with this whole endeavor.