Temper flashes in his glance, just for an instant, before he buries it.

"If I were a recruiter, I'd just lie."


"Why go back? Because they won't leave you alone, Natasha. You're too good for that. You know it, too."

This time his shrug is impatient.

"Why not come back -- on your terms? Do what you want, as much as any of us can?"