"It's--" He waves his hand. "We can fix it later. I doubt even now he has enough magic to succumb to the compulsion."

The question is can Syr hold off on the compulsion to throttle Strange. His gaze flicks out to the farm, briefly, then back to Lambert.

"I will see if I can't find him, if even that he might actually come back in one piece with useful information. Otherwise... I will continue to do enough to keep my rank from falling."

So he can have at least this much freedom of mobility. "Are you..."

He pauses, pursing his lips before shaking his head. This isn't the best time for it. "Hold on, we will get in touch as often as we can."