Steve nods - he respects that reasoning, too. Not feeding an entity is a pretty damn big reason, after all.

"It probably will be," Steve agrees. "But that doesn't make it the wrong choice. And it doesn't mean we can't manage."

He watches Winter's face, something almost soft under his expression, and then he says, "We've done it before. Managed on our own, pretty well. Even if you don't remember."

Granted, Steve had been even more useless then. And they hadn't had Yelena. So they're already starting from a stronger position. He hopes.

"We can do it."