That gets a surprised, slightly wry - and thankful - laugh out of him. "I know they can, but when do we ever work that way, if we can go directly to the source?" We. People who live slightly outside the 'ordinary' way of things. Or in the shadows.

Bucky is very comfortable in the shadows.

"And they'll probably want to know if it'll happen again, to begin with. Which, I admit, I'm worried about myself." Small shrug. "I won't make them feel any better if I try to hide behind you."