"I don't know if he will," Steven says helplessly. "Fuck, Hythlo, I'm not a hundred percent sure he'll even want to talk to me tomorrow, much less you ever. That was the worst I've ever seen him."

He's quiet for a long moment. Then, "I don't know if it would be better for you to wait longer before joining us so that Tyler doesn't freak out the moment he sees you in uniform or if you should join us now so he has no reason to think of you as a liability. If he hadn't-- well. Freaked out so badly. I'd say that you ought to join now, but. But I really don't know if that would be a good idea. We should maybe wait until after the ceasefire treaty signing to even think about when you'll join."

He makes a little 'heh' sound. "I guess that gives you more time with your cutiefly breeding project."