Have they ever given any indication that they know anything about you?

[He's willing to bet not. It's the reason why Viktor had been so concerned about Steve's openness with his own background. Why give the government reason to pay attention to you? If they did know the full extent of Steve's story, they should conscript him immediately. Don't even give him the illusion of choice--otherwise, what's the point?]

If we don't figure out the ritual, then it will continue to be used against us, both those of us who want to go, and those who wish to stay.

[He doesn't need to bring up Tony--Viktor is fairly certain that he'd rather be alive, in Abraxas, then dead back home.]