It was bait Tyki knew he would take if only to regain some sense of control. His serene smile is back in full force as his eyes narrow in a pleased manner now that he has bought into his words.

His old self could never shut up and like a classic villain he would spoil the plan because he would assume they would die at his hands. "I can already feel like you'd die for that information. It's why I'm not going to tell you, Mister Strange. Besides, I have guests to serve for now."

He notices Strange has yet to sip the drink he gave him before, "How troubling it'll be if you forget anyways."