Oh sorry. Did he strike a nerve? His leaning stops at least as he rolls back up onto his heels and he starts advancing forward. The magician was biting back and that serene smile returns to a more complacent expression. This is why he enjoys his company usually. Right now that's just annoying.

"And that matters how, Mister Strange? If you still lose all your friends in a war even if you are the victor, is that a win? If you save countless lives but have to destroy two of the most important, is that because you couldn't or you weren't able to?"

He chuckles darkly, "If you fail to find missing people because you aren't capable of breaking past whatever stopped you, does that not make you weak?"