[ He listens quietly, watching as she processes the information, and waiting her out until she's more or less where he's been since he got here. ]

It's a possibility. And it's also the best I've come up with so far. [ Still pretty fresh from the Loki ordeal, it's been playing at the forefront of his mind as he's worked his way through potential explanations. ] There's also the HYDRA angle. It's a popular one. [ He knows only what he's been told, but he's guessing there's no telling what they've had their hands on over the years, and-- ] Wait, what happened in London?