"Time will tell," he said, cheeky because no one but him knew what that meant. He was here on business, not for pleasure. And when he killed Nazis, it was for a greater good. When he killed HYDRA agents, it was because the better future hadn't yet arrived but they would understand. Loyalty ran deep.

"You get beat up a lot?" He drew his legs up and crossed them. "I don't have many friends, so I think that'd be agreeable. We're in this boot camp together after all. I've got your back, Rogers."