Because. [ she rushes through her explanation -- keen to dangle information in place of him fussing any further over her injuries. ] I know who we've got to thank for this event. And it's not me. It's not anyone in SHIELD. No one from Earth, really.

[ it's a gambit, but not a new one. espionage sleight of hand -- when she wants him to stop paying attention to one thing, she teases another. ]