Natasha stands a little straighter, swallowing uncomfortably under his attention. She chose the information the reveal well, though. He thinks that she's incompetent, not that she's hiding something.

If that's an impression she can foster, it's worth falling a little in his esteem.

"I knew she wanted to try something," she admits with the air of someone ashamed and trying to hide it. "I didn't think she'd actually go through with it—and I didn't know she'd pull something off, let alone an assassination."

She adds then, glancing away, "I half figured she'd get herself killed."