Steve wasn't sure which was better - or which was worse. Violent, he knew how to handle. But cowering... No one had ever actually been afraid of him. Not when he was, you know, five feet tall, and not even really when he was Captain America. Okay, the idea had been to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers or whatever you wanted to call it, but that was different. That wasn't trying to intimidate the people he cared about.

"I - " He looked imploringly at Sam. Sam had more experience than he did, even if he was "just" a VA counselor. Steve had no idea how to handle this situation, and he was frustrated and distressed to no end. "Should we... get somebody?" He could talk to Stark, they could bring in someone, couldn't they? "Do you - I've got to believe he can be helped, Sam. I can't give up on him."