Royce is plus one-ing the "I think the age minimum is stupid" thing - he's pretty against it, not because he doesn't care about the kids (because he does) but because he thinks it's an unnecessary rule that takes away the kids' agency. If they want to go back, they should be able to make that decision whether it's a bad one or not - it's none of the Meadous-ers business.

He's concerned they're wrecking balling into this world and making permanent decisions for a bunch of kids they'll never see again, and then ollying out after interfering a whole bunch. If they really want to add the age thing then he'd be agreeable with it being a minimum of like, 13, but he's not a fan of that stipulation being added and would probably argue along the lines of just like "no, it isn't your decision to make, it's theirs"