[Surprisingly, at the invitation, a couple questions do in fact cross the Soldier's mind. It debates for a moment-- escaping is tempting. It's been a stressful encounter. But at the same time they feel... safer. It was given a choice, and even if it couldn't actually make a different one than it always did, this time it did feel a little more like a choice.

And Javert is a good handler.

So they do ask, after a moment,]

What authority do you miss.