As Tadpole Jackson continues his quick trek towards the shadow barrier, Strange picks possibly the most inopportune time to show up back in the reflection that Herbert's carrying.

"Point it closer towards his face!" Strange orders, further proving that poor Herbert cannot catch a break. Strange is trying his hardest to seem calm and collected and not at all concerned about the fact that Ignatius is super close to fucking dying. That being said, he's failing miserably and looks/sounds worried as hell.

Since he can't really do much besides pep talks and reassurances right now, that's what he's going to do. "Ignatius! It's—it's your wizard, focus on my voice!"

And thus the plan of 'Strange sticks around to tell everybody else what happened at the party' goes right out of the window.