"Pod is right," Strange responds, with a little nod. As much as he wanted to save people, it wouldn't work if he was dead himself. Besides, he needs to take the unconscious mouse in his pocket to the Ringmaster.

"I'll look for them back at the carnival," he explains. Or, what's left of the carnival, anyway. "Scrying requires certain tools which I don't have on me right now." After all, if you're going to fight a bunch of scorpions, might not want to bring a big honkin' silverish basin with you. There's a pause, before Strange petulantly continues,

"And a 'please' would be lovely."