He does expect honesty out of Steve, but that's still an admittance he wasn't expecting. Tension between the team, well, that's achingly familiar.

"Would've, past tense." Now? Now he doesn't want to work on a team, follow anyone but himself. Responsible to no one. Nobody to disappoint. None of them to look at him like a monster for doing what nobody else sees fit to do.

"Shockingly, I'm used to doing dangerous shit alone. I can take care of myself. And if you don't want to get your hands dirty, you better stay out of my way."