"He's also a seventeen year old, Hetty," he said with a sigh. Interesting meant too many things in their business, and he understood her fascination. However, he was also a father and that part of him wanted to protect a kid, despite everything.
"This young man will eventually figure out that if we manage to go home, he might not have a home to go to, and when that sinks in, then we'll have seriously problems in our hands," he pointed out. "Anything that he didn't mention that I should know?" The boy could keep his secrets, unless they affected all of them.
"What about our new arrival? Do we have a file on him? And how much am I going to hate him?" Leon wished that they could provide different accommodations for civilians. "It's rather sad that I prefer a kid trained for war over an adult civilian."