[ At this point Steve's heard blunt comments about his attractiveness enough times that it doesn't really throw him, but given that Hilda is at least ten years younger than him, he's still taken aback for a few seconds. She spends that time amending her statement, which doesn't necessarily make it better in his eyes, but it does give him a few moments to process that she's sincerely entreating him about this. ]

Well, there, you said it yourself. Claude and Sylvain will have the beard front covered.

[ He pauses then, thinking of other notable beards among the Free Cities. He quirks a smile. ]

You shouldn't count out Sam's goatee either. He puts a lot of work into it.

[ Not as much as one Stephen Strange, maybe, but enough that it should be noted in this conversation. ]