"I don't care who's plan it is!" Strange snaps, as he still looks up at Herbert and Reira. The sound of explosions and people setting themselves on fire tells Strange that any sort of attempt at subtlety or sneaking away has gone out the window.

And good. The sooner they rescue Ignatius and the rest, the better.

"I can't do much like this," which he hates to admit it, but there we go. "If people are attacking, you need to tell them about the iron and tell them to use any magic or powers from their own worlds, rather than anything given by the fae."

He doesn't know what the other people captured told the Twelve, if anything. But Penemue thought Strange was fae. If that's the case, better to catch this bear off guard with magic and skills that he wouldn't expect to begin with. Thankfully, people are already doing that, but it's hard to view a kickass battle scene from a shiny plate.