Strange nods. Because Yuya's right. He has something he can ask Ignatius: and it's so nice to have an idea of what to do that in order to build up to the agreement thing. Because Strange has a sneaking suspicion that if he outright, bluntly asked 'hey Ignatius, break my contract please', it would go over poorly. At least this way, the meeting won't be a total bust if Strange doesn't find out anything about how fae agreements work.

He's still worried it might be a bit of a bust, though. After all, he doubts Ignatius would outright tell Strange how to break an agreement nor would he give him any hints on how to do so in the first place.

"I hope so," Strange admits. Not just because of his ego, but because of other reasons. "This might sound fool-hearty, especially since I hope to break our agreement, but I'd like for him to think of me as an ally. I doubt I'll be able to do much, but even the smallest gesture of helping him could mean a lot. After all, he's cut off from everyone he knows and everything he cares about." But, based on Strange's wary expression, he knows exactly how well the rest of the carnival will take this: badly. Oh, Strange is enthralled again, he still adores Ignatius, et cetera et cetera. Whereas in Strange's mind, it's simply him trying to be a decent person.