"That sister I told you about. She took more than just Mjolnir from me." His expression softens and he reaches up to rest his hands against Steve's on.

"Lucifer was teasing us, I suppose. Part of the torture, thinking we'd lost something forever." It had been a relief to wake up the next morning to it back though, more than he can say.

"There's nothing you could have done. I chose the punishment, myself."