He keeps his sigh internal. Too much to hope that she'd not have involved him. It's probably also too much to hope that he could get Barnes as an agent as well; he's not sure anyone but Rogers himself could manage that, since the king of Wakanda decided to take an interest. He'll just have to see how things play out.

"Sergeant," he says aloud, pleasantly. "It's been a while."

"Director," Barnes returns, neutral. Good enough.

Politeness dealt with, he returns his attention to Carter. "Thanks for checking, Thirteen. I'm not going to say I'm not disappointed, but we play the hand we're dealt."