As soon as he sees that Childermass is going forward, Steven will be soon to follow. He nods his head to the people going with him, resting his hand on Amethyst's snake tail and tentatively pulling away from the cover of the tree that's been protecting him.

Steven looks back at Lambert as he checks on him with a small gesture of acknowledgment. He follows after the two of them until they are all lined up before the Summer Queen.

"I'm here," he says, not nearly as boldly as Childermass, but with his own kind of determination. He looks at the Rose Queen from the side of his eye, not saying anything to her directly. He's in anticipation of what she'll do, but he trusts the Summer Queen's offer. If they can't trust even this, how will things ever work?