"Why should I?" Strange asks. "He's made his opinion clear enough. I don't need to get into yet another fight just to verify what I already know."

As Strange talks, he idly summons a bit of fire. He plays with the fire in his hand like some people play with play-dough, squishing it then pressing his fingers down in it and so on.

"Besides, it doesn't matter. Syrlya's a bore and Lambert trusts me with the important things. I shouldn't care what he thinks." Except from Strange's tone of voice, it's obvious he cares what Syrlya thinks.