[ Whatever he decides is up to him. He is a person with free will, for better or worse. Cecil cannot make decisions for anyone but himself. He can only offer them the truth, and his opinions, and let them decide their own way. ]

Alright. [ He agrees. He won't tell Korra. Not yet. She is a friend of his, also, and he wouldn't want to worry her needlessly, either. He will only worry her once there comes to be a need. ]

But I'd like to ask you... If you do decide to sign that contract anyway... If you meet with Matilda King, or someone else of theirs... I'd like you to talk to me after, if you are willing to, and able. I'd like to know what she is doing, what she says. I'd like to know the fine print of that contract I signed, if you are able to read it. If there is anything about why contracted employees exist, what our purpose within the company is.

It would be useful to know, if you're going to be making that sort of bad decision, anyway.