"I want to go home even if it means abandoning the Ringmaster or the rest of the carnival," Strange clarifies. Because that's the problem: most of the carnival doesn't feel that way. And he's already gotten into a few fights just by vocalizing that.

"Her disappearance is the only thing holding all of us together...and I don't think most of the carnival has even contemplated the idea of what happens if we fail." Based on his tone of voice and worried frown, Strange has.