[ if roy appears surprised, he doesn't show it. he simply files the information away for later. while maes had brought up his personal life, he had not; this post was meant to collect information, and plan ahead. roy is single-minded on that, and so he speaks as such. ]

I'm certain he'll be happy to have you around, then.

[ moving on. ]

Are you volunteering your services, then? Or would you rather confer with Voltron to figure out what you would like to do? We'd be willing to have you sign up, if you're so inclined. The more strategically-oriented minds working together, the better.