Last spark from the ashes

Natasha's entire posture sags ever so slightly in relief to see Blaze alive and well. She's known since the Snap that the Exo and her Ghost were alive, but so much has happened. Natasha hasn't had the time to come and see the Guardian until now. But the smile doesn't come. The friendly quips and banter.

Instead, relief gives way to shame and guilt. The former spy drops her gaze from them. Reaches out to offer the sidearm back to Blaze.

"I shouldn't even be here now, with how much of a mess things are back home. But if I don't get out from the office sometime I'll go crazy. And.." She makes herself look Blaze in the eye now.

"I owed a friend an explanation. As well as an apology. No matter what I intended, my actions put you both at a permanent risk."