"We're trying to." Steve looks at Tony until he subsides, at least for the moment. Sam holds up both hands and leans back in his chair. Beside him Bucky is perfectly still, barely breathing, and Steve desperately wants to know what he's thinking, but he can't ask, not now.

He looks at Ross. "We're trying to work with you. We want to work with you, Accords or not. We're just trying to get all the cards on the table, Deputy Commander. I think you'll agree that all of this ... well, it's a mess. And what you said before was right - the Secretary of State's already involved--"

Tony grimaces and holds up his phone, showing the missed call log. The last fifteen calls are from Thaddeus Ross.

"-- and it's not like things are going to get simpler from here," Steve concludes.