Sharon's heart shudders to a halt in her chest at Bucky's quiet but oh so clear words. Her mind rebels, unwilling to understand, because if she doesn't think it, then he couldn't possibly have meant it.

T'Challa's dark eyes soften in sympathy. "That will not be necessary, Sergeant Barnes," he says, and there is a wealth of understanding in his quiet words.

"Wakanda will not stand by and watch as those who found her king's murderer suffer. Ask. And I will give you the sanctuary you seek."