At least Strange agrees with him about Zangetsu being scary, even if he sounds way too cheerful about it.

"Probably safety..." Following orders is kind of boring, after all, and some people like to be rebels; Tamaki used to be included, but he's aware that disobeying orders could easily end with him dead while they're in a fae realm. "Unless they can get a reward, for following orders."

People do things, if given incentive.