Steven says his pieces, and people immediately start talking about how he can't afford the risk, how he can't be trusted with going on such a mission when the Rose Queen is a factor. The distress on his face is obvious. It's exactly what he was hoping to subvert.

"I want to go, too!" he says, more loudly, now that people are talking. He obviously wants to be heard. "I know it's dangerous, but... if I could face her there, then..." He trails off, feeling a little silly. It's an emotional need more than anything.

"I just want to be able to speak for myself," he says.