There was a small smile of relief on Heather's face at the sound of her superior's voice. At least she wasn't in this mess alone now-- although, she somehow doubted her CO was any better with children than she was. (If only it were as simple as a warp coil, that they could handle.)
"Aye," Heather nodded, jerking her thumb toward Scotty. "What he said." Yet, somehow, she suspected that would not be the end of it. And what had this child's parents gotten up to, anyway, that they hadn't noticed him wander off?