Ward
Yeah, it was. It was always a bloody option. You know what happened when they were trying to figure out who was HYDRA? Hand had us at gunpoint and told us to swear loyalty to HYDRA or we'd be shot. And we have no damn way of knowing she was testing us.
I told her no. I accepted that my death was BETTER than helping HYDRA get what it wanted. So don't tell me no wasn't an option. No is always an option, Ward.