[Steve's jaw clenches, along with the little twitch of muscle just beneath the skin. He'd guessed as much. But in truth, the Seelie court would've been better only because it would've put them on the same side. They both do their fair share of drafting people for this war, many of them not even soldiers.]

You don't have to fight for them.

[And he knows that he's eventually asking for trouble with that attitude. Since when has that ever stopped him?]

You don't have to fight for anyone if you don't want to. We can stay right here.