Strange has zero to no experience with soul contact. So, like an idiot, he looks around, expecting someone else to be there. His attention is turned right back to Gongenzaka when he starts talking...aaaaand great. This is not what he wanted to hear.

Strange almost instantly looks a little jittery and a little nervous. Either option is possible: Ignatius might have his Heart removed, but Strange thinks he can still do a little magic. Or hell, maybe one of the animals here knows a cloaking spell? What matters is that he still doesn't have any leads and he has no idea what to do next.

"Wonderful!" Strange grumbles, in a tone of voice that implies this isn't wonderful at all, this is close to panic. "What the hell am I supposed to do now?!"