He doesn't move as T'Challa draws closer, doesn't flinch from the question or what it means. He meets the Wakandan king's gaze without evasion.

"I'll do what's needed to keep them safe," he says, quiet but clear. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Sam Wilson stiffen, and realizes that impossibly, somehow, he's understood the deeper meaning beneath his words. "And I won't kill any more innocents."