[He figured that some of her argument was based purely on emotional investment, but she had to understand that players in this game were generally a number to those of the higher station. She hadn't been there at the top making the decision, giving the order, accepting the losses; likely, she was on the ground suffering with all the other young men and woman who were deployed in some form or another to complete a task that the government deemed necessary. Emotion played on her level, not always on his.
Pierce knew that their blades were sheathed, and that's exactly where he wanted them to be. In this way, he was negotiating with her, pressing her to see things from his point of view, opening her eyes little-by-little to a world that she might not have considered but might fit well into in time. In testing her, finding out what she believe and who she knew, he could herd her to find reason to serve a greater cause for them. Clearly she was useful if Ivan had gone to the trouble to not only train her some years but objectively move her over to the US. If a man as cunning as Ivan had decided that, Alexander was definitely interested to the whys and hows.
He nodded his head as she made her position clear. He leaned a little further on the counter, making his understanding clear in his expression.]
But you believe in some people. You've found people worth putting faith into, yes? [A beat as he immediately switched tracks to not give her time to truly consider.] Some people in positions of power only see the end goal, not the casualties in between getting to it. It's a sad state of our world.
[He understood where the dig was meant to fall, and he now was extremely curious of her dealings with Ivan. She might be more willing to talk over Romanoff, and that sort of information was way more useful to him. Ivan had projects of interest to HYDRA, for HYDRA, but there had been other matters in the way of getting their hands on it easily.]
I believe that people trained like you have an opportunity to turn that training over to a cause worth believing in. What that is, of course, is up to you and others likes you. The problem is that you've been so messed up internally that it might be difficult to know what is worth believing in. My suggestion is protecting those who you have put faith in as a start.
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Pierce knew that their blades were sheathed, and that's exactly where he wanted them to be. In this way, he was negotiating with her, pressing her to see things from his point of view, opening her eyes little-by-little to a world that she might not have considered but might fit well into in time. In testing her, finding out what she believe and who she knew, he could herd her to find reason to serve a greater cause for them. Clearly she was useful if Ivan had gone to the trouble to not only train her some years but objectively move her over to the US. If a man as cunning as Ivan had decided that, Alexander was definitely interested to the whys and hows.
He nodded his head as she made her position clear. He leaned a little further on the counter, making his understanding clear in his expression.]
But you believe in some people. You've found people worth putting faith into, yes? [A beat as he immediately switched tracks to not give her time to truly consider.] Some people in positions of power only see the end goal, not the casualties in between getting to it. It's a sad state of our world.
[He understood where the dig was meant to fall, and he now was extremely curious of her dealings with Ivan. She might be more willing to talk over Romanoff, and that sort of information was way more useful to him. Ivan had projects of interest to HYDRA, for HYDRA, but there had been other matters in the way of getting their hands on it easily.]
I believe that people trained like you have an opportunity to turn that training over to a cause worth believing in. What that is, of course, is up to you and others likes you. The problem is that you've been so messed up internally that it might be difficult to know what is worth believing in. My suggestion is protecting those who you have put faith in as a start.