That question stops Natasha short. She can see the logic, how they jumped from sparring to that question, but she wasn't expecting that boldness. She gives Alex a long look, less like a deer in the headlights and more like a an ally cat eyeing another cat as if deciding whether to start a fight or slink away.

The look passes after a short moment, Natasha huffing and glancing away.

"Something like that," she answers. The fact Alex speculated that in particular implies some things about her experience. "At first I was acting as a KGB liaison with the nest and a human servant. A couple years later, the nest negotiated turning me in exchange for certain favors to the KGB. And no, no one asked me."

A pause, then she adds: "You?"