Yeah, they're definitely doing the wrong thing, letting children fight in this war. Steph doesn't know how long she'll be in the vigilante business, but she decides right there and then that she will never have a sidekick who isn't old enough to vote.

"It's not like you asked 'em to, though, I really don't think you owe them jack shit," Well, there's that, "This isn't fair to any of us."

It's not that she isn't glad people like Rikki and Yue can get a second chance, but she doesn't think it makes them indebted to the Emperor.