[ It stings because she knows that she can't provide an answer—this isn't something that she can help him through, give him the cheat sheet, drag him out of because it's not something that she knows personally. The one thing Natasha will never, can never have, and the one thing that can bring every rational thought in Tony Stark's mind to a standstill: family. ]
You know I can't answer that. I can't tell you that I understand what you're going through because I don't.
[ And for a minute, she flounders there, trying to find an answer, trying to find something that she can say to make him understand. ]
But I know that you signed the Accords because you believe that we should be held accountable, and if you take this into your own hands, then you're undermining all of that.
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You know I can't answer that. I can't tell you that I understand what you're going through because I don't.
[ And for a minute, she flounders there, trying to find an answer, trying to find something that she can say to make him understand. ]
But I know that you signed the Accords because you believe that we should be held accountable, and if you take this into your own hands, then you're undermining all of that.