Lambert exhales, crossing his arms tighter and shaking his head.

“You know how Childermass is. He keeps a lot to himself. Even from me. So when you ask me if I know his reasons or not...”

He trails off and looks away. It’s a sore point. Strange might bitch about Childermass keeping secrets from him all he wants, but it feels shittier being the person closest to him and still not understand everything going on in his head.