"He might," he admitted, because the man seemed to respond to orders. He really wished it were easier but there was no sense in dwelling on it. "But we're going to ask anyway."

It would make him feel better. Friends encouraged friends to do what they thought was best for them. So long as they asked, they weren't like Hydra. They weren't forcing it on him. "He says he's done and that's it," he told Wanda as they stood outside Steve's room. "We have to respect him. He has to trust us to do the right thing."

He nodded, "Do what you have to but... be careful."