His breathing sped up slightly, as if he was working himself up for a fight that might happen at any moment, and his working hand tightened around his knee.
He hadn't thought that he'd be found out so quickly, but he should have known that he wouldn't be able to keep such a vital piece of information away from Steve, especially when he had an equally intelligent ally to help. He averted his gaze from the both of them as he thought of some way to salvage the situation, despite the danger of not keeping them in his sight.
At least they still didn't know about his last mission. But if he didn't say something to appease them, for both the fact that he worked for HYDRA and having kept that from them, he'd surely be--something. Attacked, punished, he didn't know. He didn't think it would be pleasant. He licked his lips as he prepared to speak.
"I'm not... following their orders anymore," he said, sparing a brief glance at Steve and Tony in turn before turning his eyes to the corner of the room.
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He hadn't thought that he'd be found out so quickly, but he should have known that he wouldn't be able to keep such a vital piece of information away from Steve, especially when he had an equally intelligent ally to help. He averted his gaze from the both of them as he thought of some way to salvage the situation, despite the danger of not keeping them in his sight.
At least they still didn't know about his last mission. But if he didn't say something to appease them, for both the fact that he worked for HYDRA and having kept that from them, he'd surely be--something. Attacked, punished, he didn't know. He didn't think it would be pleasant. He licked his lips as he prepared to speak.
"I'm not... following their orders anymore," he said, sparing a brief glance at Steve and Tony in turn before turning his eyes to the corner of the room.