"He was speaking out of loss and anger," Roxie said. "Her brother, I mean. While I'm sure he does blame you, I'm sure there's a rational part of him somewhere that realizes that everything that happened wasn't on your shoulders, Joe. And you shouldn't place all of the blame on yourself, either. It's unhealthy."

She wanted to reach out across the table and hug him, take his pain away, and protect him from all the pain that others could try to inflict on him. But the Joe Rogers she knew wouldn't let anyone else put themselves in that sort of a position - wouldn't let them take his pain away by taking it for themselves.

"If you want to go, we have magic users affiliated with the Avengers who can help you find her, you know," Roxie said. "Sofia Strange is a reservist, incidentally, if you're ever interested."

She waved away that last comment. "You're not ruining anything, so don't apologize. I wanted this, and I stand by that."