...then? ( At the behest, perhaps, of allegiance. A ruler, a general, a man to whom Bucky found himself sworn. One for whom shedding blood is a small cost of companionship.

But then, is that not mere soldiering? Assassination, by definition implies an element of — subterfuge. Of crime in deep shadows.

Of elusion and collusion and men who cannot fight back. )

What changed?