Steven has been sitting quietly for most of the discussion, trying to make sense of it all. Peridot, sitting beside him, has been comparatively disruptive, and he just listens along, waiting for the right time to speak. Apparently, he's decided that time is right now.

"I think we should ask the Summer Court for help," he says, as assertively as he can manage in front of everyone else and a council of Summer Fae. "If... If we just make their problems go away for them, then they'll just be able to pretend none of this ever happened! But if we can convince the Queen that the Maiden and the Summerlands are needed, and that the Summer Court is under immediate threat..."

He averts his eyes. He's obviously a little nervous about the concept, but he means it wholeheartedly.

"It took this long to even think about making it happen. What if something this bad is the only chance we have to make the Queen realize?"