"She killed Strucker, I'd be half tempted to bake her a cake," she replied flatly. "And the bitter truth of it, she planned a surgical attack, neat and clean. It was the rest of HYDRA jumping on the bandwagon that threatened the city." She tilted her chin up slowly, nodding slowly that she accepted his apology. "SHIELD took a beating to maintain our integrity. Having the Avengers snap off my head for not being omnipotent, in earshot of my people, doesn't help."