Steve wasn't surprised to see that recognition there, he'd had a feeling that things here could be a little bit connected. She wielded that ax with a strength that was familiar to him, because he felt it himself. If Fury had found him, like he'd let Carol slip through his grasp. "Isn't he always?" Steve asked with a raise of his eyebrows. SHIELD had fallen, but Steve still trusted Fury even if they hadn't quite been on the same team. "Of course."
He could hear that concern, the weight of responsibility and Steve raised his eyebrows at her. "Long story, there was a Thunder God and one of mischief, some Chitauri made a mess of New York City," Steve explained although it wasn't much of an explanation, they needed more time and a drink for that.
"I guess he saw something that made him want to put together a new plan to protect earth," he said.