"That's a fair point," he allowed with a smile. Given the world they lived in, Steve could understand it on some level. At least from what he knew of the situation. He couldn't blame Tony wanting to protect those important to him. They just went about it in different ways. Steve's approach to danger had always been to face it, head on. Push back until it went away.
Mentioning Ultron might have been a low blow, but he'd done it because he didn't want to pull punches with James, and that was a good way to help him understand what this place was capable of. "I heal quick, I was good in a couple of days." No how many hits he'd taken, he didn't carry the physical scars.
"You don't," he admitted. "Not fully, anyway. And not with so many competing personalities and objectives." Not everyone was going to defer to him, and like he'd told them all, he didn't expect that. Even if it would make it easier. "But if I know what everyone can do, it's easier to make plans when the time comes. Now I know who I'll have on the ground, who I can rely on to have eyes on everything. The people who'll defend this place and the people who can't fight. That's the best we've got, and that's important."