"Maybe. But maybe you don't have to be the one to bring it down." She searches Alex's eyes, looking for an opening. What she finds isn't encouraging; in a way that intransigence is what keeps Natasha trying. If Alex showed signs of doubt, then chances were she'd change her mind on her own.

Normally Natasha didn't want to convince people of things. For this, she made an exception.

"You do this and you won't be able to control what comes after it. Have you seen what it looks like when our people are actually at each other's throats, Sasha?"