Were you honestly expecting anything different? [She looks over at him, eyebrow raised. She had never wanted to become a cynic - she still believed that there was good in the world worth saving, good that Steve had died fighting for - but it was hard to stay optimistic when the war ended and she'd been shoved off to the corner. She'd gone from agent to desk jockey, fighting for even the slightest chance at being given a second glance when it came to picking field agents. She knew the world was dangerous and there was no changing that.

She tied the knot on the second dummy and sighed.]

Not everyone is; I suppose that's what we fight to save - the ones who want to live in peace without fear of being harmed by men with bad intentions.

[She slipped the axes out of their holsters and handed one over to Levi.]

Ever the uphill battle, isn't it.