A brief expression of surprise flits across Strange's face before he nods. He doesn't move from where he's standing. Instead, he simply pockets the letter, watching Sheehan and Crozier all the while.

"I wouldn't precisely call him a friend, but he helped me out once when I sorely needed it. And, he is a magician—as are the two of you. This is why, if I may be blunt, I'm surprised you know me and not him. Surely those in Norrell's camp would have hounded him to take up their cause by now."