The Avengers as they had existed were no longer a team. Loki's efforts to play the new heroes off each other on the helicarrier would have meant nothing in this climate because they didn't need additional interference. Natasha was on the run—a fugitive, not an Avenger, even if such an organization did still exist on paper.
There was nothing that Loki could do with manipulation that could damage them beyond the disrepair they already faced. Accepting that fact was easier said than done, however. Luckily for Loki, Tony had already drilled it into Natasha's head, and all it took was a reminder. ]
History is a funny thing. When you're in it, you're never quite sure which parts people will remember. [ She thought of Bucky Barnes. Tony's parents. Those pieces, she was sure, would never make it to a page. ] The obvious answer is the Accords: Stark and I believed that the Avengers could not operate independently anymore, without oversight, answering only to ourselves. Rogers didn't.
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The Avengers as they had existed were no longer a team. Loki's efforts to play the new heroes off each other on the helicarrier would have meant nothing in this climate because they didn't need additional interference. Natasha was on the run—a fugitive, not an Avenger, even if such an organization did still exist on paper.
There was nothing that Loki could do with manipulation that could damage them beyond the disrepair they already faced. Accepting that fact was easier said than done, however. Luckily for Loki, Tony had already drilled it into Natasha's head, and all it took was a reminder. ]
History is a funny thing. When you're in it, you're never quite sure which parts people will remember. [ She thought of Bucky Barnes. Tony's parents. Those pieces, she was sure, would never make it to a page. ] The obvious answer is the Accords: Stark and I believed that the Avengers could not operate independently anymore, without oversight, answering only to ourselves. Rogers didn't.