Having spent the past few minutes or so dealing with the smell of blood, Strange notices Yuya digging his claws into his hand almost instantly. As he talks, he starts to unwrap the piece of fabric tied around his wrist...which also provides a convenient way to hide his face as Yuya worries that nothing they've done mattered.

"It's because of us that he ended up tortured and forcibly changed by Creation. No one deserves that—of course he deserves better," Strange clarifies. Though as he clarifies, he honestly wonders if this will even make a difference in the long run. There's a pause where Strange just looks a little lost and plenty scared as he looks up and looks between Lambert and Yuya.

"And of course what you've done mattered. I'd—well, I suspect I'd have left the carnival months ago if you both were not here. And I do care about you. Both of you. You're two of my dearest friends and I just...I don't know how I could let it get so bad."