Bruce felt a slight sinking in his stomach, this seemed to be going the way in which the Hulk might be needed. While he was one of the only people alive that could withstand the Soldier, even he didn't want to go against that assassin, because he had the whole of HYDRA behind him.
"The Soldier doesn't act without orders," he said, tone deceptively mild. "I've met him, once, and he's nothing but a blank shell. He doesn't make choices. If he freed you, Captain Rogers, then he was told to do so."
Steve bristled, absolutely refusing to back down even with Tony looking like a dying duck beside him, and the two men clearly rethinking their position on whether to kill them where they stood or not.
"He wasn't told to do so, and he's not a blank shell. He's a man, a good man, that's been tortured. He needs help, and I intend to help him. If you know anything about me, then you know that I never have and never will work for HYDRA interests, and Tony Stark has helped me at great risk to himself."
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"The Soldier doesn't act without orders," he said, tone deceptively mild. "I've met him, once, and he's nothing but a blank shell. He doesn't make choices. If he freed you, Captain Rogers, then he was told to do so."
Steve bristled, absolutely refusing to back down even with Tony looking like a dying duck beside him, and the two men clearly rethinking their position on whether to kill them where they stood or not.
"He wasn't told to do so, and he's not a blank shell. He's a man, a good man, that's been tortured. He needs help, and I intend to help him. If you know anything about me, then you know that I never have and never will work for HYDRA interests, and Tony Stark has helped me at great risk to himself."