"Oh, thorns," Syrlya hisses as he reads Strange's memo. They hadn't had any luck finding anything on where Tyki disappeared to, and now they're missing more carnival employees?! "I've suspected we may only be here as collateral, and what he wants it actually something from her but... it is only a guess."

Either there's some deeper want that even his servants aren't aware of, or the Ringmaster specifically has the ability to grant it for him. An exchange. But in his territory, he has all the power to put them on the line...

"Whatever she intends to obtain from the Prince must have been worth the risk, or wouldn't she have turned him down?"

He's not even concerned about the ball just yet, failing to explain that to 9S at all.