"Good." Bucky sagged with relief, grateful he'd at least managed to do that much. He couldn't go back and fix anything from his past, couldn't undo the harm he'd done to a man who'd been his friend. Couldn't even do anything to make up for it.

The least he could do was keep Howard's son safe, whatever that cost him.

"Thanks for the warning," he added, sincere. "And the save. Honestly, I half expected you to let it take me. Wouldn't have blamed you."