Steve has no desire to tip Clint over into coming at him with violence; he's fully prepared for it to happen, and just as prepared to just take anything short of lethal levels of it. He'll heal. He can pick this up again when he does. Damage done from him so much as returning violence to Clint, when what he wants is Clint to at least stop bolting away from him? Not so much.

Dragging Clint home unconscious is not the goal. In fact, that would be counter productive and really, really stupid.

He still doesn't want that.

He tilts his head slightly, as much as the subtle muscle tension that comes with Clint's grip tightening inside his pocket. "Nat? No. She can get in touch if she needs me. I'd be surprised if she didn't know what I was up to, but I didn't get sent." And she didn't try to stop him.

"I'm not here to force you back."