"I guess I'm not what you'd call idealistic," Natasha says with a note of regret in her voice. It's born only somewhat out of the fact she's let him down‐she wishes she hadn't, but in this case, it seems like it was bound to happen. It's even less the result of her own compromise. She's long since come to terms with political realities much harsher than this.

No, it's mostly because for all that he's right, it's still an improvement over what she's known until now. She doesn't think he'll see that as an excuse though.

And maybe it isn't.

"It's been a long time since I had much faith in anything."